The terminally ill Muslim: Death and dying from the Muslim perspective

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 251-255

  Sarhill, Nabeel ^a   Legrand, Susan ^b   Islambouli, Ramez ^c   Davis, Mellar P ^b   Walsh, Declan ^b  

^a St Vincent Charity Hospital   (United States)

^b TAUSSIG CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

bereavement; death; hospice; Islam; Muslim; terminal illness

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; GRIEF; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FUNERAL RITES; GRIEF; HUMANS; ISLAM; PATIENT ADVOCACY; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035407642     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104990910101800409     Document Type: Article

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