Reflections on love, fear, and specializing in the impossible

Journal of Clinical Ethics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 373-376

  Browning, David M ^a,b   Meyer, Elaine C ^a,c,d   Brodsky, Dara ^a,e   Truog, Robert D ^a,c,d  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^c Institute for Professionalism and Ethical Practice

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Department of Anesthesia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; ETHICS; FEAR; HUMAN; LOVE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; TERMINAL CARE; UNCERTAINTY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; FEAR; HUMANS; LOVE; NARRATION; PARENTS; SPIRITUALITY; TERMINAL CARE; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 39149092679     PISSN: 10467890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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