Ethical issues in burn care

Burns

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 307-315

  Grant, Ian ^a  

^a QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; BURN; CAREGIVER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EUTHANASIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT CARE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032813138     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(98)00151-X     Document Type: Note

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