Do not resuscitate orders in the operating room

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 840-851

  Craig, Douglas B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethics: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, DNR orders; Operating rooms: Resuscitation, surgery; Resuscitation: Orders, do not resuscitate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 0029785862     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03013037     Document Type: Article

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