End-of-life preferences for atheists

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 923-928

  Smith Stoner, Marilyn ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEIST; EUTHANASIA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHILOSOPHY; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPIRITUAL CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; SPIRITUALITY; TERMINALLY ILL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34848889707     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.0197     Document Type: Article

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