Rediscovering dignity at the bedside

British Medical Journal

Volumn 335, Issue 7612, 2007, Pages 167-168

  Higginson, Irene J ^a,b   Hall, S ^b  

^a Department of Palliative Care ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; BREATHING; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CIRCULATION; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; DYING; DYSPNEA; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CARE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT RIGHTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SPIRITUALITY; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 34547660105     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39277847118.2C     Document Type: Editorial

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