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Selected Works of Elspeth Slayter
Article
Serious Illness and End-of-Life Quality for US Foster Children: A National Study:
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (2018)
  • Lisa C. Lindley, University of Tennessee
  • Elspeth M. Slayter, Salem State University
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Abstract
Of the nearly 500 000 children in foster care, several hundred children die each year. Their quality of life at end of life is a matter of their foster care experience.The purpose of this study was to investigate whether serious illness was associated with foster care placement outcomes.
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Publication Date
December 1, 2018
DOI
10.1177/1049909118782986
Citation Information
Lisa C. Lindley and Elspeth M. Slayter. "Serious Illness and End-of-Life Quality for US Foster Children: A National Study:" American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Vol. 35 Iss. 12 (2018) p. 1505 - 1511
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/elspeth-slayter/26/