End-of-life issues and spiritual histories

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 391-393

  King, Dana E ^a   Wells, Brian J ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEEDING APPARATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; RELIGION; RESUSCITATION; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; RELIGIOUS APPROACH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; RELIGIOUS APPROACH;

AGED; CHAPLAINCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0042736106     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000054222.15226.4D     Document Type: Article

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