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Dissociation between the wishes of terminally ill parents and decisions by their offspring
Author(s)M Sonnenblick, Y Friedlander, A Steinberg
Journal titleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 41, no 6, June 1993
Pagespp 599-604
KeywordsMedical care ; Terminal care ; Children [offspring] ; Social ethics.
AnnotationLooks at the treatment decisions made by the offspring of terminally ill patients, considering influencing factors such as demographic and educational characteristics, closeness of relationship and religiosity, and discusses the ethical considerations inherent in the decision process, particularly where the decision of the offspring differed from that of the patient.
Accession NumberCPA-950118001
ClassmarkLK: LV: SS: TQ

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