Development of clinical ethics committees

British Medical Journal

Volumn 328, Issue 7445, 2004, Pages 950-952

  Slowther, Anne ^a   Johnston, Carolyn ^a   Goodall, Jane ^a   Hope, Tony ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 1942478578     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7445.950     Document Type: Short Survey

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