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New England Journal of Medicine Article Examines Quality of Care for Dying Children in U.S.

Europe Intelligence Wire

| April 22, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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NEW YORK -- Approximately 50,000 children die and 500,000 children cope with life-threatening conditions each year in the United States, according to an article in the current New England Journal of Medicine.

Children with life-threatening conditions and their families need comprehensive care addressing the mind, body and spirit to relieve their pain and suffering, says Joanne M. Hilden, M.D., chair of the Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and medical director of Pediatric Palliative Care at The Children's Hospital at The Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Hilden, a Faculty Scholar of the Open Society Institute's Project on Death in America …

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