Social workers' participation in the resolution of ethical dilemmas in hospice care

Health and Social Work

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-76

  Csikai, Ellen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioethics; End of life care; Ethical issues; Hospice; Interdisciplinary collaboration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHICS; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL WORK; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; AGED; ETHICS COMMITTEES, CLINICAL; ETHICS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL WORK; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2342531226     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/29.1.67     Document Type: Review

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