Ethical issues at the end of life

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 616-622

  Cavalieri, Thomas A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; End of life care; Ethics; Palliative medicine

Indexed keywords

EUTHANASIA; MEDICAL ETHICS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034769004     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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