What makes suffering "unbearable and hopeless"? Advance directives, dementia and disability

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 62-63

  Goering, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DISABLED PERSON; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL STRESS; NOTE;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVE ADHERENCE; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34147222436     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160701221145     Document Type: Note

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