Sedation, dehydration, and ethical uncertainty

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 299-300

  Baumrucker, Steven J ^a  

^a East Tennessee State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEHYDRATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NOTE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEHYDRATION; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036726934     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104990910201900502     Document Type: Article

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