The ethics of non-intervention in a study of patients awaiting coronary artery bypass surgery

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 395-402

  Fitzsimons, Donna ^a   McAloon, Toni ^b  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass surgery; Ethics; Mortality; Nursing research; Role conflict; Waiting lists

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ETHICS, NURSING; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 2542492132     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03007.x     Document Type: Article

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