Conversations at the end of life: The challenge to support patients who consider death with dignity in oregon

Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 25-43

  Miller, Pamela J ^a   Hedlund, Susan C ^b   Soule, Ann B ^c  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Providence St Vincent Hospice and Palliative Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Death with dignity; End of life choices; Hastened death; Oregon; Physician assisted death

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED SUICIDE; FAMILY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; REVIEW; RIGHT TO DIE; SOCIAL WORK; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ETHICS, CLINICAL; FAMILY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; OREGON; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENTS; RELIGION; RIGHT TO DIE; SOCIAL WORK; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 33847642645     PISSN: 15524256     EISSN: 15524264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J457v02n02_03     Document Type: Review

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