Futility and surgical intervention

Journal of vascular surgery : official publication, the Society for Vascular Surgery [and] International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1305-

  Jones, James W ^a   McCullough, Laurence B ^b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL FUTILITY; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 19044367139     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2002.124492     Document Type: Article

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3. L Blackhall Must we always use CPR? N Engl J Med 317 1987 1281 1285