Making do not attempt resuscitation decisions: Do doctors follow the guidelines?

Hospital Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-45

  Harris, D G ^a   Linnane, S J ^b  

^a NEVILL HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESUSCITATION; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX RATIO; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL WARD;

EID: 13444301094     PISSN: 14623935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2005.66.1.17535     Document Type: Short Survey

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