Muslim physicians and palliative care: attitudes towards the use of palliative sedation
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Palliative Sedation and Nursing: The Place of Palliative Sedation Within Palliative Nursing Care
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The Islamic teachings encourage Muslims to seek treatment when they fall sick. The Prophet (pbuh) said “Seek treatment, because Allah did not send down a sickness but has sent down a medication for it—known to those who know it and not known to others—except for death.”6 In terms of treatment options, Muslim patients resort to modern medicine, spiritual healing, and traditional healing practice...
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عنوان ژورنال: Supportive Care in Cancer
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0941-4355,1433-7339
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-018-4229-7