Religious perspectives on withdrawal of treatment from patients with multiple organ failure

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 183, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 616-621

  Ankeny, Rachel A ^a,b   Clifford, Ross ^c   Jordens, Christopher F C ^b   Kerridge, Ian H ^a,b   Benson, Rod ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

^c Morling Th eological College   (Australia)

^d Centre for Christian Ethics

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COSMOS; DEATH; DECISION MAKING; DYING; ETHICS; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PATIENT; RELIGION; SOCIAL BELIEF; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

EID: 29444456793     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb00053.x     Document Type: Article

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