Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 132-140 , June 2006

“My Son Is Still Walking”: Stages of Receptivity to Discussions of Advance Care Planning Among Parents of Sons With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Preliminary findings were presented at the American Society of Bioethics & Humanities 2004 Annual Meeting, October 28-31, Philadelphia, PA.

  • Lori Hamby Erby, PhD, ScM

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    • Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Lori H. Erby, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N Broadway, Room 750, Baltimore, MD 21205.
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  • Cynda Rushton, DNSc, RN

      Affiliations

    • Phoebe Berman Bioethics Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
    • School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
    • Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
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  • Gail Geller, ScD, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
    • Phoebe Berman Bioethics Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
    • Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
    • Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.

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PII: S1071-9091(06)00099-4

doi: 10.1016/j.spen.2006.06.009

Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 132-140 , June 2006