Neonatal End‐of‐Life Care in Sweden: The Views of Muslim Women

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-86

  Lundqvist, Anita ^a   Nilstun, Tore ^a   Dykes, Anna Karin ^b  

^a Department of Medical Ethics ^*  (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Care practice; Death; Dying; Muslim; Neonate; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEREAVEMENT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NURSING CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SOMALIA; SWEDEN; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEREAVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISLAM; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; MOTHERS; NURSING CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SOMALIA; SWEDEN; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0037271348     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: 15505073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005237-200301000-00007     Document Type: Article

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