A surrogate for decision-making in the ICU

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1243-1244

  Burchardi, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES;

PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PROXY; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034884838     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340101031     Document Type: Short Survey

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