Moving Beyond Using the Term Poor Prognosis in Children With Severe Neurological Impairment: A Linguistic Shortcut Better Avoided

JAMA Pediatr. 2020 Jan 1;174(1):11-12. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.4503.

Authors

Jori Bogetz^{1

2}, Benjamin S Wilfond^{1

2}, Aaron Wightman^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics, Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Institute, Seattle, Washington.
² Division of Bioethics and Palliative Care, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle.

PMID: 31764955
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.4503

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Child
Humans
Linguistics / methods*
Nervous System Diseases / rehabilitation*
Prognosis
Severity of Illness Index