From cure to palliation: Concept, decision and acceptance

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 685-688

  Löfmark, Rurik ^a,b   Nilstun, T ^c   Bolmsjö, I Ågren ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Lund University ^*  (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, CLINICAL; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 37349103897     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2006.018895     Document Type: Article

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