A Selected Bibliography on Cessation of Nutrition and Hydration
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Ganzini, L., et al. 2003. Nurses Experiences with Hospice Patients Who Refuse Food and
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Hughes, N. and R. D. Neal. 2000. Adults with Terminal Illness: A Literature Review of
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Kahn, M., et al. 2003. Allowing Patients to Die: Practical, Ethical, and Religious
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Justice, C. 1995. The “Natural” Death While Not Eating: A Type of Palliative Care in
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Lynn, J. and J. Harrold. 1999. A Handbook for Mortals. Guidance for People Facing
Serious Illness. Oxford University Press.
McCann, Robert M, William J. Hall, and Annmarie Groth-Juncker. 1994. Comfort Care
for Terminally Ill Patients: The Appropriate Use of Nutrition and Hydration. Journal of
the American Medical Association. 272(16): 1263-1266.
Quill, Timothy Quill. 2000. Responding to Intractable Terminal Suffering: The Role of
Terminal Sedation and Voluntary Refusal of Food and Fluids. Annals of Internal
Medicine.! 132: 403-414.
Terman, Stanley A. 2007. The Best Way to Say Goodbye: A Legal Peaceful Choice at the
End of Life. Carslbad, CA: Life Transitions Publications.