Implementation of guidelines for No-CPR orders by a general medicine unit in a teaching hospital

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 379-384

  Lowe, J ^a   Kerridge, I ^b  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); Clinical guidelines; No CPR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; ETHICS; GENERAL PRACTICE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESUSCITATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0030827076     PISSN: 00048291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1997.tb02195.x     Document Type: Article

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