Should relatives be denied access to the resuscitation room?

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-10

  Ardley, Christine ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL STRESS; PERCEPTION; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELATIVE; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 0037295584     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-3397(02)00073-3     Document Type: Article

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