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Publication Date: 1978
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Participation of Life-Threatened Children and Their Parents in Therapeutic Decision Making
Bishop, Agnes Joyce
Essence: Issues in the Study of Ageing, Dying, and Death, 2, 2, 95-106, 78
Describes a model of therapeutic decision-making for life-threatened children, i.e., the balancing of benefits versus risks of the disease and treatment for the child. Impact of therapy on the child and his parents and the time frame for the decision-making are outlined. (Author)
Descriptors: Children, Decision Making, Models, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Responsibility, Participation, Therapy
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