Clinical and ethical challenges of palliative sedation therapy. The need for clear guidance and professional competencies

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1086-1088

  Schildmann, J ^a   Schildmann, E ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b HELIOS KLINIKUM BERLIN BUCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONALISM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEDATION; TEAMWORK;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 84886663110     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.12227     Document Type: Review

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