Improving our care at life's end: Making a difference

Health and Social Work

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-79

  Stein, Gary L ^a  

^a New Jersey Health Decisions   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIVING WILL; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SOCIAL WORK; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL WORK; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2342578936     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/29.1.77     Document Type: Short Survey

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