Documenting life-support preferences in hospitalized patients

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 155-160

  Kernerman, Philip ^b   Cook, Deborah J ^a   Griffith, Lauren E ^b  

^a ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0031445866     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-9441(97)90026-5     Document Type: Article

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