Ethical issues in the critically ill patient

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 475-479

  Friedman, Y ^a  

^a Provident Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ILLNESS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; STUDY TO UNDERSTAND PROGNOSES AND PREFERENCES FOR OUTCOMES AND RISKS OF TREATMENTS (SUPPORT);

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; COMMUNICATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MEDICAL FUTILITY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035662937     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00075198-200112000-00019     Document Type: Review

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