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The milk and the honey — ethics of artificial nutrition and hydration of the elderly on the other side of Europe
Author(s)	Tina Garanis-Papadatos, Aristotle Katsas
Journal title	Journal of Medical Ethics, vol 25, no 6, December 1999
Pages	pp 447-450
Keywords	Medical care ; Nutrition ; Rights [elderly] ; Social ethics ; Comparison ; Greece ; International.
Annotation	Many health problems faced by older people relate not only to the nature of their affliction but also to the kind of treatment required. Such treatment often includes artificial nutrition and hydration (ANH), a procedure which, despite its technical and invasive character, is still considered to be vested with symbolic meanings. It is precisely during the efforts to reach a legal consensus that the discrepancies between various cultural contexts become obvious. The case reported explores the Greek clinical territory in comparison with the international situation, and the reasons why, in Greece, the right to refuse treatment is not necessarily interpreted as including the right to refuse artificial nutrition and hydration as well. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-000120202 A
Classmark	LK: CF: IKR: TQ: 48: 76X: 72
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