Islamic views on artificial nutrition and hydration in terminally Ill patients

Bioethics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 96-99

  Alsolamy, Sami ^a  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

End of life; Islam; Medical ethics

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; END OF LIFE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RELIGION; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

END OF LIFE; ISLAM; MEDICAL ETHICS;

CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; ISLAM; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PALLIATIVE CARE; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL; WATER;

EID: 84891669985     PISSN: 02699702     EISSN: 14678519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2012.01996.x     Document Type: Article

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