Fluids and nutrition: Perspectives from Jewish law (Halachah)

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 248-250

  Rosner, Fred ^a   Abramson, Neil ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Fluids; Jewish law; Nutrition; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING APPARATUS; FLUID INTAKE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; STARVATION; STOMACH TUBE; AGED; CASE REPORT; ENTERIC FEEDING; ETHICS; FLUID THERAPY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; JUDAISM; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 63149124287     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e318197f536     Document Type: Article

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