The ethics of withholding and withdrawing dialysis therapy in infants

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 347-351

  Shooter, Michael ^a   Watson, Alan ^b  

^a Grounds of St Cadoc's Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dialysis; Ethics; Infant

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEGAL ASPECT; LUNG HYPOPLASIA; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEWBORN; PARENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0034123909     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004670050773     Document Type: Review

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