Irish views on death and dying: A national survey

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 454-458

  McCarthy, J ^a   Weafer, J ^b   Loughrey, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b Weafer Research Associates   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADVOCACY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958103236     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2009.032615     Document Type: Article

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