Doctors should not discuss resuscitation with terminally ill patients: AGAINST

BMJ

Volumn 327, Issue 7415, 2003, Pages 615-

  Higginson, Irene J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESUSCITATION; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MEDICAL FUTILITY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 0141685760     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7415.615     Document Type: Article

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