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In search of a good death: Spiritual care of dying patients needs to be well prepared
BMJ 2003; 327 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.327.7408.224-c (Published 24 July 2003) Cite this as: BMJ 2003;327:224
- George El-Nimr, specialist registrar in psychiatry (georgelnimr@yahoo.com),
- Laura Green, specialist registrar in psychiatry,
- Emad Salib, consultant psychiatrist
- Harplands Hospital, Hilton Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire ST4 6TH
- Hollins Park Hospital, Winwick, Warrington WA2 8WA
EDITOR—We were glad that Ellershaw and Ward emphasised the importance of spiritual care in assuring a good death—an area of care that, we believe, is usually overlooked.1
Native Death Dance, Alice Springs, circa 1920, photo by Sir John Newlands
Credit: NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA …
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