Implications of the Schiavo case for understanding family caregiving issues at the end of life

Death Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 149-161

  Roscoe, Lori A ^a   Osman, Hana ^a   Haley, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; CAREGIVER; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; HUMAN; HYDRATION; LEGAL ASPECT; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT CARE; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEGAL GUARDIANS; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; RIGHT TO DIE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 30744441603     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180500455632     Document Type: Review

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