Speaking Honestly with Sick and Dying Children and Adolescents: Unlocking the Silence
Author:   Dietrich Niethammer, MD (Professor of Pediatrics Emeritus) ,  Christoph Schmeling-Kludas ,  Ruprecht Nitschke ,  Victoria W. Hill
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
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9781421404554


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   27 July 2012
Recommended Age:   From 17
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Dietrich Niethammer, MD (Professor of Pediatrics Emeritus) ,  Christoph Schmeling-Kludas ,  Ruprecht Nitschke ,  Victoria W. Hill
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781421404554


ISBN 10:   1421404559
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   27 July 2012
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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"Foreword, by Christoph Schmeling-Kludas Foreword, by Ruprecht Nitschke Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Children, Sickness, and Death 3. Children in the Hospital 4. Children and Doctors 5. Death and Dying in the Everyday Lives of Children 6. Physician Paternalism versus Patient Autonomy 7. The ""Precociously Mature"" Child 8. Healthy Children's Concepts of Death 9. Sick Children's Concepts of Death 10. Should We Tell Sick Children the Truth? 11. Decisions at the End of Life References Name Index"

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A valuable and enlightening educational experience. Niethammer writes with authority and insight. -- Andrew R. Barnosky JAMA 2012


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Dietrich Niethammer, M.D., now retired, is a widely recognized pediatric hematologist and oncologist and professor emeritus at the University of Tubingen in Germany.

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