The role of audit in making do not resuscitate decisions

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 305-312

  Hayes, Suzanne ^a   Stewart, Kevin ^a,b  

^a ROYAL HAMPSHIRE COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVALUATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032820169     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2753.1999.00144.x     Document Type: Article

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