Ensuring that difficult decisions are honored - Even in school settings

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 78-81

  Levetown, Marcia ^a  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DECISION MAKING; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHICS; GOVERNMENT; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LEGAL ASPECT; NOTE; PARENT; RESUSCITATION; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; DISABLED CHILDREN; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; MINORS; PARENTS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; STATE GOVERNMENT; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 26944464284     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/152651690927926     Document Type: Note

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