Challenging beliefs and ethical concepts: The collateral damage of SARS

Critical Care

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 269-271

  Bernstein, Mark ^a   Hawryluck, Laura ^b  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEVER ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

CANADA; CROSS INFECTION; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 0042196184     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc2336     Document Type: Article

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