Pediatric Palliative Care

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Bruce P. Himelstein · Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Ann Morstad Boldt · Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

David E. Weissman · Medical College of Wisconsin

Abstract

Each year, 500,000 children in the United States cope with life-threatening illness. These children and their families require comprehensive, compassionate, and developmentally appropriate palliative care. This review article discusses pediatric palliative care, which should intersect with the aims of curing and healing and become instrumental for improving quality of life.

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Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 350, Issue 17, pp. 1752-1762

DOI: 10.1056/nejmra030334

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