A Conference With the Family of a Leukemic Child

1 October 1971

journal article
research article
Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine

Vol. 122 (4) , 362-364
https://doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1971.02110040146018

Abstract

The initial conference with the family of a child recently diagnosed as having a malignant disease establishes the basis for ongoing supportive care. How this meeting is conducted will significantly influence the further therapy of the child and his family. We present the topics essential to that conference.

Keywords

LEUKEMIC CHILD
CHILD THE INITIAL
FAMILY
MALIGNANT DISEASE
SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCE
ONGOING SUPPORTIVE
RECENTLY DIAGNOSED

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SYMPTOMATOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE GRIEF
American Journal of Psychiatry, 1944