Researching a good death

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7592, 2007, Pages 485-486

  Workman, Stephen ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; CHECKLIST; DEATH; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SURVIVAL RATE; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; NOTE;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 33947511263     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39141.417454.80     Document Type: Editorial

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