Family member presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A survey of US and international critical care professionals

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Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2204-2211

  McClenathan, Bruce M ^a   Torrington, Kenneth G ^a   Uyehara, Catherine F T ^a  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Family witnessed resuscitation; Practice guidelines; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 0036932555     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.122.6.2204     Document Type: Article

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