Bone marrow transplant patients with life-threatening organ failure: When should treatment stop

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 298-303

  Perry, Amanda R ^a   Rivlin, Michael M ^a   Goldstone, Anthony H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CAREGIVER; INFORMED CONSENT; LIVING WILL; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0032944181     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/jco.1999.17.1.298     Document Type: Article

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