Withholding and withdrawing neonatal intensive care

Current Paediatrics

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 470-475

  Larcher, Vic ^a   Hird, Michael F ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethics; Neonatal intensive care; Withdrawal of care

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; DYING; FOLLOW UP; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STAFF;

EID: 0036883624     PISSN: 09575839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/cupe.2002.0331     Document Type: Article

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