Decision making at the end of life: Shifting sands

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 297-298

  Schwartz, Carolyn ^a,b  

^a DeltaQuest Foundation Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE; TREATMENT PLANNING; AGED; ATTITUDE; DISEASE COURSE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; LIVING WILL; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AGED; ATTITUDE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVING WILLS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 22244492322     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.98.7.297     Document Type: Editorial

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