Long-term ventilator support in patients with Werdnig-Hoffmann disease

Pediatrics International

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 359-363

  Sakakihara, Yoichi ^a   Kubota, Masaya ^a   Kim, Shoei ^a   Oka, Akira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Life sustaining treatment; Ventilator care; Werdnig Hoffmann disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; JAPAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; WERDNIG HOFFMANN DISEASE;

ADULT; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; EUTHANASIA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MEDICAL FUTILITY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHIES OF CHILDHOOD;

EID: 0033846817     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-200X.2000.01241.x     Document Type: Article

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