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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Palliative Care |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/PCRT.S10796 |