Ethics of PEG tubes-Jewish and islamic perspectives [3]

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1194-

  Gordon, Michael ^a   Alibhai, Shabbir M H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; HYDRATION; JEW; LETTER; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT RIGHT; PERCEPTION; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PHILOSOPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION;

BIOETHICAL ISSUES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; ISLAM; JEWS; MALE;

EID: 3142689921     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.30284.x     Document Type: Letter

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