Dying of a broken heart: Ethics and law in a case of hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 20, Issue 8 PART. 1, 2000, Pages 535-539

  Pager, Chet K ^a,b  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE REPORT; DECISION MAKING; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEWBORN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL FUTILITY;

EID: 0034576395     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7200390     Document Type: Review

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