How often can we justify patenteral nutrition in terminally III cancer patients?

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 48-51

  Fainsinger, Robin L ^a   Gramlich, Leah M ^a  

^a ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

AGED; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERMINAL CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 0031093047     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585979701300109     Document Type: Article

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