Legal issues in end-of-life care: Perspectives from Saudi Arabia and United States

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-127

  Babgi, Amani ^a  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

End of life legal issues; Islamic law; Legal perspectives; Nursing dilemma; Saudi Arabian law; United States law

Indexed keywords

EID: 64249157326     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909108330031     Document Type: Article

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