Control and end-of-life care: Does ethnicity matter?

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 442-446

  Volker, Deborah L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Control; Culture; End of life care; Ethnicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 28444481070     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104990910502200610     Document Type: Review

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