No resuscitation orders and withdrawal of therapy in French paediatric intensive care units

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 769-773

  Martinot, A ^a   Grandbastien, B ^a   Leteurtre, S ^a   Duhamel, A ^a   Leclerc, F ^a,b  

^a Faculté de Médecine Pôle Recherché   (France)

^b LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Death; Paediatric intensive care units; Severity of Illness; Withdrawal of life support care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FRANCE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 0031815448     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/080352598750013860     Document Type: Article

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