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End-of-Life Decisions about Withholding or Withdrawing Therapy: Medical, Ethical, and Religio-Cultural Considerations

Towards the end of life, physicians face dilemmas of discontinuing life-sustaining treatments or interventions. In some circumstances, these treatments are no longer of benefit, while in others the patient or family no longer want them. The physician plays an essential role in clarifying the goals o...

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Autor principal: Manalo, Maria Fidelis C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Libertas Academica 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4147759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25278756
http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/PCRT.S10796