Experience of dying: Concerns of dying patients and of carers

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 338-346

  Terry, W ^a   Olson, L G ^b,d   Wilss, L ^c   Boulton Lewis, G ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Dying; Ethics; Palliative care; Physician assisted suicide; Terminal illness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL DISEASE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TREATMENT PLANNING; VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA;

EID: 33646891690     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2006.01063.x     Document Type: Article

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