Towards a modified cardiopulmonary resuscitation policy

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 203-208

  Johnson, Arnold L ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Do not rescucitate orders; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT SELECTION; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031934740     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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