The decision to prolong life: Ethical perspectives of a clinical dilemma

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 233-240

  Trnobranski, Philippa H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; Ethics; Prolonging life; Withdrawal of treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE EUTHANASIA; AIREDALE NHS TRUST V. BLAND; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DECISION MAKING; ETHICAL THEORY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONHOOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; RIGHT TO DIE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

AIREDALE NHS TRUST V. BLAND; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

DECISION MAKING; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS, NURSING; EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONHOOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RIGHT TO DIE; TERMINAL CARE; VALUE OF LIFE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 0030187358     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.1996.tb00257.x     Document Type: Article

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