Understanding of Changes to Hospice & Palliative Care Brought by the Enforcement of the Act on Hospice & Palliative Care and Dying Patient Determination of Life Sustaining Treatments.
10.14475/kjhpc.2017.20.3.173
- Author:
Yoon Jung CHANG
1
Author Information
1. Hospice & Palliative Care Branch, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea. eunice.ncc@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Legislation ; Review
- Keywords:
Hospice care;
Palliative care;
Life support care
- MeSH:
Hospice Care;
Hospices*;
Humans;
Life Support Care;
Palliative Care*
- From:Korean Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
2017;20(3):173-176
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
On Aug 4, 2017, the new legislation of ‘Act on Hospice & Palliative Care and Patient Determination of Life Sustaining Treatments’ was enforced. Compared with articles about the hospice & palliative care of ‘National Cancer Act’, it should be helpful to update the change points.
