Addressing spiritual distress in pediatric oncology

J Gregory Dolan¹, Douglas L Hill², Laura Palmer^{3

4}, Chris Feudtner⁵

Affiliations

¹ Division of Oncology, University of Utah/Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
² The Justin Michael Ingerman Center for Palliative Care, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
³ Division of Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁴ Department of Spiritual Care, Patient and Family Services, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁵ Division of General Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

J Gregory Dolan et al. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Mar.

. 2022 Mar;69(3):e29552.

doi: 10.1002/pbc.29552. Epub 2022 Jan 14.

J Gregory Dolan¹, Douglas L Hill², Laura Palmer^{3

4}, Chris Feudtner⁵

¹ Division of Oncology, University of Utah/Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
² The Justin Michael Ingerman Center for Palliative Care, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
³ Division of Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁴ Department of Spiritual Care, Patient and Family Services, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁵ Division of General Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

No abstract available

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