The role of the bioethicist in family meetings about end of life care

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2328-2341

  Watkins, Liza T ^a   Sacajiu, Galit ^a   Karasz, Alison ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Bioethics consultation; End of life; Family decision making; Palliative care; USA

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ELDERLY CARE; ETHICS;

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; COMPETENCE; CONFLICT; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONSULTATION; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOETHICS; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; NEGOTIATING; NEW YORK CITY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

BRONX COUNTY; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36048962074     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.06.025     Document Type: Article

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