| Nutritional support at the end of life: the relevant ethical issues. | |
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PMID: 17413288 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This article attempts to summarize the ethics of nutritional support at the end of life. Although ethics are timeless, they have to be applied or adapted to new situations arising from our ability to prolong life by the application of relatively new nutritional treatments. The application of the law, and guidance from professional bodies on withholding or withdrawing treatment remains an emotive challenge for all involved in nutritional care and for society as a whole. |
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Authors:
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Barry J M Jones |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology Volume: 19 ISSN: 0954-691X ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol Publication Date: 2007 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-04-06 Completed Date: 2007-06-04 Revised Date: 2009-10-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9000874 Medline TA: Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 383-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, West Midlands, England. b.j.m.j@btinternet.com |
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Aged Dementia / therapy Ethics, Clinical Humans Nervous System Diseases / therapy Nutritional Support / ethics*, methods Terminal Care / ethics*, methods |
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