Ethical issues related to end of life treatment in patients with advanced dementia - The case of artificial nutrition and hydration

Diametros

Volumn 50, Issue , 2016, Pages 141-160

  Marcus, Esther Lee ^a   Golan, Ofra ^a   Goodman, David ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Artificial nutrition and hydration; Comfort feeding; Dementia; Dignity; End of life; Ethics; Right to life; Solidarity; Tube feeding

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007090215     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17335566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13153/diam.50.2016.982     Document Type: Review

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