Medical futility

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 165-178

  Youngner, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS REVIEW ORGANIZATION; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030033506     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0704(05)70222-0     Document Type: Article

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