The end-of-life sequence

Anesthesiology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 676-686

  Waisel, David B ^b   Truog, Robert D ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomedical ethics; Do not resuscitate orders; End of life care

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; DYING; EUTHANASIA; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW;

BRAIN DEATH; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 0030860378     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199709000-00030     Document Type: Review

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