Thoughts about the end-of-life decision-making process

Journal of Clinical Ethics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 46-49

  Terry, Peter B ^a   Korzick, Karen A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DECISION MAKING; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL STRESS; NOTE; PAIN; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RESUSCITATION; STANDARD; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

DECISION MAKING; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; ETHICS, MEDICAL; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; PAIN; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 0031085894     PISSN: 10467890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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