Terminal sedation: Pulling the sheet over our eyes

Hastings Center Report

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 27-30

  Battin, Margaret P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC AGENT;

DEEP SEDATION; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SHORT SURVEY; TERMINAL CARE; VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA;

DEEP SEDATION; EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE, VOLUNTARY; HUMANS; NARCOTICS; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 54149118748     PISSN: 00930334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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