Old and Thin
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1990
Publication Title
Second Opinion
Keywords
bioethics, starvation, Jains
Abstract
The author describes her experience with an elderly patient whose nutritional status was severly compromised. The author uses this experience as a springboard to explore the bioethical implications of physical starvation and hunger in Western and non-Western culture.
Repository Citation
Dena S. Davis, Old and Thin, 15 Second Opinion 26 (November 1990)
Volume
15