Finitude and death in Western society: a reflection focusing on health professionals

• Main Authors: Raylane da Silva Machado (Author), Larissa Alves de Araújo Lima (Author), Grazielle Roberta Freitas da Silva (Author), Claudete Ferreira de Souza Monteiro (Author), Silvana Santiago Rocha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidad de Alicante, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: to carry out a reflection on how the vision of finitude/death in Western society influences the performance of health professionals. Method: A reflection on death and dying is performed using the main classical authors working this issue. Results: Death and dying are events not only biological...