Palliative Care for Children
@article{Giljevi2013PalliativeCF, title={Palliative Care for Children}, author={Diana Butkovi{\'c} Jasminka Stepan Giljevi{\'c}}, journal={Pediatric Clinical Practice Guidelines \& Policies}, year={2013} }
In this work ethical, social, emotional, physical and psychological problems of children and their families in the need of palliative care are evaluated
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