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Letting go for life : what influences parents' decisions to make the transition from active treatment to palliative care for a child with cancer?

By:

Bishop, Alyson Jane

Publication details: Thesis (MSc)-University of London, 1997Subject(s):

Contents:

Introduction ; Literature review ; Methodology & methodological assumptions ; Methods & data collection ; Findings ; Discussion

Summary: The literature review reveals several themes in relation to the question : the palliative-curative interface & terminal care for children : quality of life issues & perspectives on suffering : ethical considerations : and problems of decision-making in professional practice. Other methods of data collection are also used to investigate dimensions of the case : analysis of press reports & a television programme about the Child B case using a critical linguistics framework : interviews with 2 Consultant Paediatric Oncologists : and an attitude survey of Children's Nurses.

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Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Reference book	David Adams Library (Royal Marsden) Librarians Office	OFFICE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan		0000003665

Introduction ; Literature review ; Methodology & methodological assumptions ; Methods & data collection ; Findings ; Discussion

The literature review reveals several themes in relation to the question : the palliative-curative interface & terminal care for children : quality of life issues & perspectives on suffering : ethical considerations : and problems of decision-making in professional practice. Other methods of data collection are also used to investigate dimensions of the case : analysis of press reports & a television programme about the Child B case using a critical linguistics framework : interviews with 2 Consultant Paediatric Oncologists : and an attitude survey of Children's Nurses.

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