Ethical issues surrounding limitation and withdrawal of support in the pediatric intensive care unit

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 220-230

  Vose, Laura A ^a   Nelson, Robert M ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Children's Hospital and Health Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0032843607     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1489.1999.00220.x     Document Type: Review

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