What's in a name? Palliative sedation in Belgium. Reply to Chambaere et al.

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Broeckaert, Bert ^a   Claessens, Patricia ^a   Schotsmans, Paul ^a   Menten, Johan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

BELGIUM; CANCER PATIENT; EUTHANASIA; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PALLIATIVE SEDATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEDATION; SOMNOLENCE;

EID: 79957661129     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.04.001     Document Type: Letter

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