Resolving conflict in end-of-life care

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 183, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 230-231

  Ashby, Michael A ^a   Kellehear, Allan ^b   Stoffell, Brian F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN INJURY; COURT; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYING; EDITORIAL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; POLITICS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; TUBE FEEDING;

EID: 24344487183     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb07024.x     Document Type: Editorial

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