European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) framework for palliative sedation: An ethical discussion

BMC Palliative Care

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Juth, Niklas ^a   Lindblad, Anna ^a   Lynöe, Niels ^a   Sjöstrand, Manne ^a   Helgesson, Gert ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; EUROPE; EUTHANASIA; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REVIEW; SEDATION; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 77956456435     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472684X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-684X-9-20     Document Type: Review

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