Forgoing medical treatment in severe facial trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 970-974

  Phipps, Etienne ^a,c   Shelton, Wayne ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031445341     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199712000-00018     Document Type: Article

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