Attitudes towards terminal sedation: An empirical survey among experts in the field of medical ethics

BMC Palliative Care

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Simon, Alfred ^a   Kar, Magdalene ^a   Hinz, José ^a   Beck, Dietmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DYING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL SEDATION;

EID: 34247506635     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472684X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-684X-6-4     Document Type: Review

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