Project GRACE (Guidelines for Resuscitation and Care at End-of-life)

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Basta, Lofty L ^a   McIntosh, Henry D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEATH; EUTHANASIA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0033977008     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960231403     Document Type: Review

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