Existential suffering and palliative sedation in terminal illness

Progress in Palliative Care

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 222-224

  Rousseau, Paul ^a  

^a CARL T HAYDEN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE COURSE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYING; EXISTENTIALISM; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LIFE; LIFE EVENT; MORALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ROLE PLAYING; SEDATION; TERMINAL DISEASE;

EID: 0036440949     PISSN: 09699260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09699260.2002.11746637     Document Type: Review

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