Attitudes towards patient care at the end of life. A survey of directors of neurological departments;Einstellungen zur patientenbetreuung in der letzten lebensphase: Eine umfrage bei neurologischen chefärzten

Nervenarzt

Volumn 75, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1187-1193

  Borasio, G D ^a,e   Weltermann, B ^b   Voltz, R ^a   Reichmann, H ^c   Zierz, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Praxis für Innere Medizin   (Germany)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^e LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

End of life decisions; Neurology; Palliative medicine

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEATH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EUTHANASIA; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SUICIDE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DATA COLLECTION; GERMANY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; LEADERSHIP; NEUROLOGY; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 12444323089     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00115-004-1751-2     Document Type: Review

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