Ethics in anaesthesia and intensive care

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 147-153

  Leo, H ^a,b   Booij, D J ^b   Van Leeuwen, Simon J ^a,b  

^a Department of Anaesthesiology ^*  (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030920794     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001503-199704000-00016     Document Type: Article

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