Research in end-of-life settings: An ethical inquiry

Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 244-250

  LeBlanc, Thomas W ^a   Wheeler, Jane L ^a   Abernethy, Amy P ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; End of life; Ethics; Palliative care; Palliative medicine

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPICE; HUMAN; ILLNESS TRAJECTORY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE;

ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 77955902655     PISSN: 15360288     EISSN: 15360539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15360288.2010.493579     Document Type: Note

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