End-of-Life Care: A philosophical or management problem?

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 114-120

  Callahan, Daniel ^a  

^a HASTINGS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MEDICAL FUTILITY; PHILOSOPHY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955840957     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: 1748720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2011.00581.x     Document Type: Article

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