“The medicine is the easy part”: Pediatric physicians’ emotional labor in end-of-life care
Physicians who care for children with life-threatening conditions are uniquely positioned to support families through the dying phase when treatment efforts have failed. Taking on this role for families requires a great deal of time and strategic emotional labor. Drawing on in-depth interviews with...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-12-01
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Series: | SSM: Qualitative Research in Health |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667321523001087 |