Limitation of Treatment at the End-of-Life: Withholding and Withdrawal

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 223-238

  Derse, Arthur R ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; OPIATE;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONSENSUS; DIALYSIS; EUTHANASIA; FLUID INTAKE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYDRATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NUTRITION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SEDATION; SUICIDE; TERMINAL CARE; TRANSFUSION;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; LEGAL GUARDIANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 11444258655     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2004.08.007     Document Type: Review

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