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How much should children be told about their diagnosis and surgery?

Lucy Bray looks at the implications for practice of a study examining how parents share medical information with their children 
Posted 31 July 2019 - 09:48
Picture shows abstract image of child talking to her mother. A study explored whether children experienced less long-term stress if they were informed about their medical condition and planned surgery
 
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