High technology near the end of life: Setting limits

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1623-1630

  Basta, L ^a   Tauth, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; COST; DYING; ETHICS; EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0029826392     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(96)00341-5     Document Type: Editorial

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