Paediatric palliative care: not so different from adult palliative care?
This article compares and contrasts paediatric and adult palliative care, two specialties which are commonly rooted in the need to provide high-quality holistic care for life-limited patients. It explores how professionals can work together to meet the needs of young people transitioning from paediatric to adult health-care systems.
Mellor
Charlotte
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Paediatric Palliative Medicine, Department of Paediatric Palliative Medicine, Cardiff CF14 4XW.
Hain
Richard
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