Ethical problems in end-of-life decisions for elderly Norwegians

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 242-257

  Schaffer, Marjorie A ^a  

^a BETHEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life decisions; Ethical problems; Norway; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NORWAY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 33947273077     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733007073707     Document Type: Article

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