Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders in the Nursing Home

Archives of Family Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 424-429

  Zweig, Steven C ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BENEFICENCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; ECONOMICS; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ADVANCE DIRECTIVE ADHERENCE; AGED; BENEFICENCE; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISCLOSURE; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 0031230134     PISSN: 10633987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archfami.6.5.424     Document Type: Article

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