Hong Kong Chinese teachers' attitudes towards life-sustaining treatment in the dying patients

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 186-191

  Lee, J C Y ^a,b   Chen, P P ^a   Yeo, J K S ^a   So, H Y ^a  

^a ALICE HO MIU LING NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Euthanasia, passive; Life support care; Questionnaires; Withholding treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINESE; DYING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; TEACHER;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0038352245     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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