Cancer care in Romania: challenges and pitfalls of children's and adolescents' multifaceted involvement

Communication about diagnosis and medical treatment for children suffering from life-threatening illnesses is complex. It is a primary step in involving underage patients and families in care and lays the foundation for obtaining parental permission and patient assent for treatment. In practice chil...

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Authors: Badarau, O. (Author) ; De Clercq, Eva (Author) ; Wangmo, Tenzin (Author) ; Dragomir, Monica (Author) ; Miron, Ingrid (Author) ; Kühne, Thomas (Author) ; Elger, S. (Author)
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2016
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2016, Volume: 42, Issue: 12, Pages: 757-761
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