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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Place of death shifting for children with complex chronic conditions
July 14th, 2007
It is becoming more common for children with complex chronic conditions to die in their home than in a hospital, although black and Hispanic children with these conditions are less likely to die in their home, according to a study in JAMA, a theme issue on chronic diseases of children. Chris Feudtner, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, presented the findings of the study at a JAMA media briefing in New York. Many pediatric palliative care clinicians suggest that the preferred place of death, by the family, of an infant, child, or adolescent with a medically complex chronic condition is the home. Advances in home-based...
Source: Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week (2007-07-14)
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