Ethical issues in palliative care

Seminars in Oncology Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-68

  Kinlaw, Kathy ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BREATHING; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRITION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW;

EID: 13544276286     PISSN: 07492081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.soncn.2004.10.009     Document Type: Article

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