Discussion of death and dying in surgical textbooks

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 34-39

  Easson, Alexandra M ^a   Crosby, Jacqueline A ^a   Librach, S Lawrence ^b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Palliative care; Surgery; Terminal care; Textbook

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BURN; CAUSE OF DEATH; COLORECTAL CANCER; DEATH; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE COURSE; DYING; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PANCREAS CANCER; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYMPTOM;

BIBLIOMETRICS; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURGERY; TERMINAL CARE; TEXTBOOKS;

EID: 0034850633     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(01)00646-8     Document Type: Article

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