Ethics and end of life care: The Liverpool Care Pathway and the Neuberger Review

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 639-643

  Wrigley, Anthony ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PATHWAY; DECISION MAKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MANAGEMENT; NOMENCLATURE; TERMINAL CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNICATION; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84938486502     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2013-101780     Document Type: Article

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