Acceptance of dying: A discourse analysis of palliative care literature

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 217-224

  Zimmermann, Camilla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Death; Discourse analysis; Dying; Hospice; Palliative care; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH WORKER; MORTALITY;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DYING; EMOTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; TERMINAL CARE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84860689014     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.02.047     Document Type: Article

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