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An integrated palliative care plan with goals of therapy that change throughout a child’s illness will reflect an individualized, child-centered, and family-centered approach to care. This care plan will act as a foundation to assist and guide all providers, from the primary pediatrician to the subspecialty surgeon, in providing interventions that will most benefit a child and add life to the child’s years.
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Weinstein, S.M., Walton, O. Integrating palliative care in pediatrics. Current Science Inc 8, 281–283 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11916-004-0008-x
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