Is there such a thing as a good death?

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 404-408

  Walters, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control; Good death; Palliative care; Philosophy; Struggle; Theology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DEATH; HISTORY; LITERATURE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHILOSOPHY; TERMINAL CARE; THEOLOGY; THINKING;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; HUMANS; TERMINAL CARE; THANATOLOGY;

EID: 4444283367     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216304pm908oa     Document Type: Article

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