Discontinuing treatment in children with chronic, critical illnesses

Nurse Practitioner Forum: Current Topics and Communications

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 6-14

  Mahon, Margaret M ^a,b   Deatrick, Janet A ^b   McKnight, Heather J ^b,c   Mohr, Wanda K ^d  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PASSIVE EUTHANASIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CRITICAL CARE; DECISION MAKING; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL FUTILITY; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 0034158311     PISSN: 10455485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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