An oncology patient's choice to forgo nonvolitional nutrition support: Ethical considerations

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 265-268

  Chapman, Gayle ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARCINOID; CASE REPORT; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RIGHT TO DIE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

AGED; CARCINOID TUMOR; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; RIGHT TO DIE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 0030341701     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: 19412452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0115426596011006265     Document Type: Article

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