Attitudes of cancer patients, family caregivers, oncologists and members of the general public toward critical interventions at the end of life of terminally ill patients

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Yun, Young Ho ^a   Han, Kyung Hee ^a   Park, Sohee ^a   Park, Byeong Woo ^b   Cho, Chi Heum ^c   Kim, Sung ^d   Lee, Dae Ho ^e   Lee, Soon Nam ^f   Lee, Eun Sook ^g   Kang, Jung Hun ^h   Kim, Si Young ⁱ   Lee, Jung Lim ^j   Heo, Dae Seog ^k   Lee, Chang Geol ^l   Lim, Yeun Keun ^m   Kim, Sam Yong ⁿ   Choi, Jong Soo ^o   Jeong, Hyun Sik ^p   Chun, Mison ^q  

^a National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Keimyung University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^e University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^g Korea University   (South Korea)

^h Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

ⁱ Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^j Daegu Fatima Hospital   (South Korea)

^k Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^l Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^m Gwangju Christian Hospital   (South Korea)

ⁿ Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^o Gangneung Asan Hospital   (South Korea)

^p Sunlin Hospital   (South Korea)

^q Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE EUTHANASIA; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ASSISTED SUICIDE; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KOREA; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONCOLOGIST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PUBLIC OPINION; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE;

EID: 79960164261     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.110020     Document Type: Article

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