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Review
. 1995 Sep:41:1534-40.

A dying child

S A Dawson  1
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Review

A dying child

S A Dawson. Can Fam Physician. 1995 Sep.

Abstract

Dying children have special needs related to their age and stage of development. Family physicians are sometimes asked to care for children at home or in hospital in the final days of life. Working with families and other caregivers, family physicians are well placed to care for dying children.

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