Futility in resuscitation from cardiac arrest: Role of out-of-hospital healthcare professionals

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 87-89

  Sanders, Arthur B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; DATA ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEART ARREST; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

EID: 0037243517     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(02)00682-0     Document Type: Editorial

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