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Postgrad Med J 2003;79:566-568 doi:10.1136/pmj.79.936.566
  • Review

Terminal care in paediatrics: where we are now

  1. F Hutchinson1,
  2. N King2,
  3. R D W Hain3
  1. 1Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London
  2. 2Heart of Kent Hospice, Aylesford, Kent
  3. 3University of Wales College of Medicine, Department of Child Health, Llandough Hospital, Cardiff
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr Richard Hain
 Department of Child Health, Llandough Hospital, Cardiff CF64 2XX, UK; HainRDCardiff.ac.uk
  • Received 10 September 2002
  • Accepted 19 November 2002

Abstract

As in adults, palliative care in children is a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach to care that seeks to enhance the life of children and families living with life limiting conditions. It involves a holistic approach embracing symptom management, psychosocial/spiritual care, and bereavement support.

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