End-of-life care for children: Bridging the gaps

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 695-696

  Crain, N ^a   Dalton, H ^a   Slonim, A ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Consensus; End of life; Intensive care; Nursing; Pediatric; Survey; Withdrawal of support

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

CHILD; CHILD CARE; EDITORIAL; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0035104590     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200103000-00055     Document Type: Editorial

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