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Terminally ill elders speak out abou...

Schroepfer, Tracy A.

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Terminally ill elders speak out about their consideration to hasten death.

紀錄類型:	書目-電子資源 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	Terminally ill elders speak out about their consideration to hasten death./
作者:	Schroepfer, Tracy A.
面頁冊數:	344 p.
附註:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 64-06, Section: A, page: 2259.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International64-06A.
標題:	Social Work. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3096193

Terminally ill elders speak out about their consideration to hasten death.
Schroepfer, Tracy A.

Terminally ill elders speak out about their consideration to hasten death. - 344 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 64-06, Section: A, page: 2259.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Michigan, 2003.

This study sought to gain a deeper understanding of the factors motivating terminally ill elders to consider a hastened death. This was accomplished by using theories and research on perceived personal control and social control to expand the motivating factors considered, and by asking terminally ill elders open-ended questions to uncover unknown motivating factors.Subjects--Topical Terms:

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