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Jewish ethical guidelines for resuscitation and artificial nutrition and hydration of the dying elderly
Author(s)Rabbi Zev Schostak
Journal titleJournal of Medical Ethics, vol 20, no 2, June 1994
Pagespp 93-100
KeywordsMedical care ; Social ethics ; Judaism.
AnnotationExamines Jewish ethics relating to the issues of CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), artificial nutrition, and hydration of older people. Concludes that sanctity of life supersedes quality of life considerations in Jewish medical ethics.
Accession NumberCPA-951222206 A
ClassmarkLK: TQ: TUW

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