Fatal choices and flawed decisions at the end of life: Lessons from Israel

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 578-594

  Cohen Almagor, Raphael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LEGAL ASPECT; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 80054925974     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2011.0037     Document Type: Article

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