Ethics committees in long-term care facilities

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 364-369

  Hogstel, Mildred O ^a   Curry, Linda C ^a   Walker, Charles A ^a   Burns, Paulette G ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LAWYER; LEGAL ASPECT; LONG TERM CARE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

EID: 10944247943     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2004.09.011     Document Type: Article

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