The straight route to withholding hand-feeding and hydration

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 57-58

  Cantor, Norman L ^a  

^a Lewis and Clark Law School   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUSTODY; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING; EATING; ETHICS; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MENTAL CAPACITY; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PATIENT RIGHT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DRINKING; EATING; FEEDING METHODS; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PATIENT RIGHTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROXY; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 65249158449     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160802716829     Document Type: Article

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