TY - BOOK AU - Randall,Fiona AU - Downie,R.S. TI - Palliative care ethics: a companion for all specialties T2 - Oxford medical publications SN - 9780192630681 (pbk) : AV - R726 .R35 1999 U1 - 362.175 21 PY - 1999/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Palliative treatment KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Decision making KW - Terminal care KW - Ethics, Medical KW - Palliative Care KW - Terminal Care KW - Confidentiality KW - Decision Making KW - Physician-Patient Relations KW - Emotions KW - Euthanasia, Passive KW - Health Care Rationing KW - Health Services Research KW - Patient Care Team KW - Personal Autonomy KW - Professional-Family Relations KW - Professional-Patient Relations KW - Quality of Life KW - Truth Disclosure KW - Value of Life N1 - Previous ed.: 1996; Includes bibliographical references and index; Ch. 1. Ethics and aims in palliative care -- Ch. 2. The patient-carer relationship -- Ch. 3. The relative-professional relationship -- Ch. 4. Teamwork -- Ch. 5. Process of clinical decision making -- Ch. 6. Giving information -- Ch. 7. Confidentiality -- Ch. 8. Clinical treatment decisions -- Ch. 9. Other management decisions -- Ch. 10. Emotional care -- Ch. 11. Research -- Ch. 12. Resource allocation -- Ch. 13. Reply to critics -- Ch. 14. Quality and value of life N2 - For all those who care for the terminally ill and advanced stage cancer patients, this book includes guidance on ethics and aims in palliative care, the patient-carer relationship, teamwork, confidentiality, and resource allocation ER -