Jewish law and end-of-life decision making: A case report

Journal of Clinical Ethics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 384-390

  Blinderman, Craig D ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT CHILD; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CUSTODY; DECISION MAKING; ENTERIC FEEDING; ETHICS; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; PASSIVE EUTHANASIA; RELIGION; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADULT; ADULT CHILDREN; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; ENTERAL NUTRITION; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; JUDAISM; MALE; MEDICAL FUTILITY; PROXY; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 39149089654     PISSN: 10467890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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