The promise of a good death

Lancet

Volumn 351, Issue SUPPL.2, 1998, Pages

  Emanuel, Ezekiel J ^a   Emanuel, Linda L ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER MORTALITY; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; EUTHANASIA; EXISTENTIALISM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0009440989     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)90329-4     Document Type: Article

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