Ethical considerations in the treatment of pain in a hospice environment

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-53

  Zylicz, Zbigniew ^a  

^a Hospice Rozenheuvel   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ethics; Hospice; Pain; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; EUTHANASIA; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ETHICS, CLINICAL; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SUICIDE, ASSISTED;

EID: 0033917196     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(00)00114-2     Document Type: Article

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