Ethical care at the end of life

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 158, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 1741-1747

  Latimer, Elizabeth J ^a,b,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c HENDERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0032581229     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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