Ethical Issues in Withholding or Withdrawal of Artificial Nutrition and Hydration

A I M : The purpose of this study was to identify and explore the main ethical dilemmas arising for a health care teamworking in a clinical nutrition unit when decisions about withholding or withdrawal of artificial nutrition and hydration(ANH) of seriously ill patients have to be made. The potentia...

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Main Authors: Dimitriadou A., Matziari Ch., Kyparos A., Rammos K., Tsaloglidou A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Professor Despina Sapountzi-Krepia 2008-01-01
Series:International Journal of Caring Sciences
Subjects:
ANH
Online Access:http://internationaljournalofcaringsciences.org/docs/Vol1_Issue2_03_Tsaloglidou.pdf