Families and withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy: State of the science

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 165-184

  Wiegand, Debra Lynn McHale ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Death and dying; End of life; Family; Withdrawal of life sustaining therapy and or life support

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PASSIVE EUTHANASIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; DECISION MAKING; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 33646074522     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: 1552549X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074840706287686     Document Type: Review

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