Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Contemporary and Innovative Practice in Palliative Care

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Esther Chang
Esther Chang

Western Sydney University,
Australia

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Amanda Johnson
Amanda Johnson ORCID icon for 0000-0003-4385-9547

Western Sydney University,
Australia

Published 10 February 2012

Doi 10.5772/1270

ISBN 978-953-307-986-8

eBook (PDF) ISBN 978-953-51-4362-8

Copyright year 2012

Number of pages 304

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Open access  chapters

2. Teaching Palliative Care in a Free Clinic:A Brazilian Experience

By Thais Pinheiro, Pablo Blasco, Maria Auxiliadora Benedetto, Marcelo Levites, Auro Del Giglio and Cauê Monaco

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3. Are Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms Related to Physical Symptoms? A Prospective Study of Patients with Advanced Chronic Disease

By María Ignacia del Río, Alejandra Palma, Laura Tupper, Luis Villaroel, Pilar Bonati, María Margarita Reyes and Flavio Nervi

2,687
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5. Predictors in Complicated Grief: Supporting Families in Palliative Care Dealing with Grief

By Pilar Barreto-Martín, Marián Pérez-Marín and Patricia Yi

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7. Dilemmas in Palliation

By Deepak Gupta

2,411
8. Breaking Bad News to Families of Dying Children: A Paediatrician’s Perspective

By M. P. Dighe, M. Marathe, M. A. Muckaden and M. Manglani

3,922
10. Challenges in Advanced Dementia

By Esther Chang and Amanda Johnson

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14. Palliative Care in Children

By Huda Abu-Saad Huijer

5,062
16. Meeting the End of Life Needs of Older Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

By Philip McCallion, Mary McCarron, Elizabeth Fahey-McCarthy and Kevin Connaire

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