Defining a good death: A deliberative democratic view

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 158-165

  Raisio, Harri ^a   Vartiainen, Pirkko ^a   Jekunen, Antti ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VAASA   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC OPINION;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION;

EID: 84943400597     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: 23695293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585971503100305     Document Type: Review

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