Ethical considerations in neonatal resuscitation: Clinical and research issues

Seminars in Neonatology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 261-269

  Boyle, Robert J ^a   McIntosh, Neil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergency research; Ethics; Extremely low birth weight; Guidelines; Informed consent; Prematurity; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHILOSOPHY; PREMATURITY; RESUSCITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0034841203     PISSN: 10842756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/siny.2001.0054     Document Type: Article

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