Challenging assumptions in end-of-life situations

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 451-456

  Bolmsjö, Ingrid ^a   Hermerén, Göran ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitude to death; Communication; Family; Palliative care; Patient care planning; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CASE REPORT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0031765951     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/026921698667931221     Document Type: Article

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