European attitudes towards ethical problems in intensive care medicine: Results of an ethical questionnaire

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 256-264

  Vincent, J L ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Admission policy; Decision making process; Ethics; Futile therapy; Informed consent; Withholding therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ETHICS; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; EUROPE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; EUROPE; EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE; FAMILY MEMBERS; FUTILITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS; PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SELECTION FOR TREATMENT; SURVEY;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CRITICAL CARE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICISTS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; EUROPE; EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESUSCITATION; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 0025335912     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01705162     Document Type: Article

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