End of life care in Canada after a murder charge in an ICU

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2336-2337

  Rocker, Graeme ^a,b  

^a Canadian Critical Care Society   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYDROMORPHONE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

CANADA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; EXTUBATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOMICIDE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NOTE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0346334557     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-003-2027-1     Document Type: Note

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