Current problems in end-of-life care

JAMA

Volumn 277, Issue 23, 1997, Pages 1854-1855

  Sulmasy, Daniel P ^a   Lynn, Joanne ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPONSIBILITY; SHORT SURVEY; TERMINAL CARE; ARTICLE; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; GOVERNMENT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PATIENT CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 0031577080     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.277.23.1854     Document Type: Short Survey

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