The global need for paediatric palliative care: the evolution of serious health-related suffering in children aged 0-19 years from 1990 to 2023.

Downing J, Knaul FM, Kwete XJ, Arreola-Ornelas H, Bhakta N, Rosa WE, Radbruch L, Ambler J, Connor SR, Ding J, Doherty M, Gong R, Hain R, Kiman R, Krakauer EL, McNeil MJ, Méndez-Carniado O, Morais M, Muckaden MA, Pastrana T, Phillips M, Tao H, Touchton M, Enciso VV, Vila P, Bhadelia A

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DOI: 10.1016/s2352-4642(25)00338-4
Published: 2026 Mar
Container: The Lancet. Child & adolescent health
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@article{allodium:10.1016/s2352-4642-25-00338-4,
  title = {The global need for paediatric palliative care: the evolution of serious health-related suffering in children aged 0-19 years from 1990 to 2023.},
  author = {Downing J and Knaul FM and Kwete XJ and Arreola-Ornelas H and Bhakta N and Rosa WE and Radbruch L and Ambler J and Connor SR and Ding J and Doherty M and Gong R and Hain R and Kiman R and Krakauer EL and McNeil MJ and Méndez-Carniado O and Morais M and Muckaden MA and Pastrana T and Phillips M and Tao H and Touchton M and Enciso VV and Vila P and Bhadelia A},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {The Lancet. Child \& adolescent health},
  doi = {10.1016/s2352-4642(25)00338-4},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-4642(25)00338-4}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The global need for paediatric palliative care: the evolution of serious health-related suffering in children aged 0-19 years from 1990 to 2023.
AU  - Downing J
AU  - Knaul FM
AU  - Kwete XJ
AU  - Arreola-Ornelas H
AU  - Bhakta N
AU  - Rosa WE
AU  - Radbruch L
AU  - Ambler J
AU  - Connor SR
AU  - Ding J
AU  - Doherty M
AU  - Gong R
AU  - Hain R
AU  - Kiman R
AU  - Krakauer EL
AU  - McNeil MJ
AU  - Méndez-Carniado O
AU  - Morais M
AU  - Muckaden MA
AU  - Pastrana T
AU  - Phillips M
AU  - Tao H
AU  - Touchton M
AU  - Enciso VV
AU  - Vila P
AU  - Bhadelia A
PY  - 2026
JO  - The Lancet. Child & adolescent health
DO  - 10.1016/s2352-4642(25)00338-4
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-4642(25)00338-4
ER  -

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J, D., FM, K., XJ, K., H, A., N, B., WE, R., L, R., J, A., SR, C., J, D., M, D., R, G., R, H., R, K., EL, K., MJ, M., O, M., M, M., MA, M., T, P., M, P., H, T., M, T., VV, E., P, V., & A, B. (2026). The global need for paediatric palliative care: the evolution of serious health-related suffering in children aged 0-19 years from 1990 to 2023.. The Lancet. Child & adolescent health. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-4642(25)00338-4

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