The slow code - Should anyone rush to its defense?

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 338, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 467-469

  Gazelle, Gail ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT RIGHT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

AUTONOMY; CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; FAMILY MEMBERS; FUTILITY; INTENTION; UNITED STATES;

ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INTENTION; PATERNALISM; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; RESUSCITATION; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; TERMINAL CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032510075     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199802123380712     Document Type: Review

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