Excellence in end-of-life care: A new goal for intensivists

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1197-1199

  Truog, Robert D ^a   Burns, Jeffrey P ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; TERMINAL DISEASE;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; GOALS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036041977     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-002-1369-4     Document Type: Editorial

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