Dignity in end-of-life care: Results of a national survey of U.S. physicians

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 331-339

  Antiel, Ryan M ^a   Curlin, Farr A ^b   James, Katherine M ^a   Sulmasy, Daniel P ^b   Tilburt, Jon C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

end of life care; Human dignity; physician religiosity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRITERION VARIABLE; EUTHANASIA; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORALITY; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RELIGION; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; RELIGION; RIGHT TO DIE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865689544     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.09.020     Document Type: Article

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