End of life decisions: Attitudes of Finnish physicians

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 362-365

  Hilden H M ^a,b   Louhiala, P ^a   Palo, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYING; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIVING WILL; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROLOGY; ONCOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RESUSCITATION;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FINLAND; HUMANS; LIVING WILLS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 4344685027     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2002.001081     Document Type: Article

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