Ethos, mythos, and thanatos: Spirituality and ethics at the end of life

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 447-451

  Sulmasy, Daniel P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Hospice; Nurses; Palliative Care; Physicians; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DYING; EUTHANASIA; HOSPICE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RELIGION; TERMINAL CARE;

ETHICS; HOSPICE; NURSES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIANS; RELIGION; SPIRITUALITY;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVERS; CULTURE; DEATH; HUMANS; MYTHOLOGY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SPIRITUALISM; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888638875     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.03.016     Document Type: Article

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