Palliation for the Dying
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20334579 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David A Blum (0000-0002-1244-0914, University of Florida), Joseph J Fins (0000-0002-7221-0053, University of Florida) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 45 |
| Publication date | 1992-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Hastings Center Report (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-0334 • E-ISSN: 1552-146X |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3562145 |
| PMID | 1385358 |
| OpenAlex | W2027594677 |
| Language | EN |
for the Dying Madam: In Palliation in the Age of Chronic Disease (HCR January-February 1992), Joseph J. Fins categorizes the patient's treatment as either palliative or therapeutic; however, there is a fine line between the two, and this case is too complex to reduce to simplistic terminology. Fins claims that a life expectancy of three years suggests that the surgery would be therapeutic, but at six months it is unclear. Is there a timetable
Business · Palliative care · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |