Discontinuing immunosuppression in a child with a renal transplant: Are there limits to withdrawing life support?

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 901-915

  Levine, David Z ^b   Levine, D Z ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

End of life issues; Medical ethics; Palliative care; Withdrawing treatment; Withholding treatment

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CHILD; DEATH; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REVIEW;

EID: 0347081548     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2001.27855     Document Type: Review

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