Pediatric Palliative Care in Africa
Towards its Universalization from the Perspective of Culture and Ethics
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https://doi.org/10.14422/rib.i18.y2022.004Keywords:
pediatric palliative, Africa, bioethicsAbstract
In this paper we raise the need for the essential implementation of these programs in Africa. This should also take an approach that considers the continent's own cultural experience and in light of ethical principles adjusted to its reality.
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