Cardiopulmonary resuscitation preferences among health professionals in Singapore

Critical Care and Shock

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 219-222

  Varon, Joseph ^a,e   Bisbal, Zaida ^b   Vargas, Blanca ^c   Fromm Jr , Robert E ^a   Tai, Dessmon Y H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE MONTERREY   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE TAMAULIPAS   (Mexico)

^d TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Do not resuscitate; End of life; Ethics

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; GENDER; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RESUSCITATION; SEPSIS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SINGAPORE;

EID: 10244234028     PISSN: 14107767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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