Human relationships at the end of life. An ethical ontology for practice

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 219-227

  Wright, David ^a   Brajtman, Susan ^a   Bitzas, Vasiliki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethics; Family; Palliative nursing; Relational ethics; Suffering

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349459681     PISSN: 15222179     EISSN: 15390705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0b013e3181aada4c     Document Type: Article

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