Pediatrics study: Involve adolescents in end-of-life medical decisions
Monday, February 9, 2009 - 11:14
in Health & Medicine
Conversations between adolescents suffering from chronic illnesses and their families about end-of-life wishes well before a serious event occurs won't discourage hope for recovery or cause additional emotional or mental harm to young patients, according to new research from Children's National Medical Center and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital published in the journal Pediatrics.
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