Cardiac pacemakers at end of life #111

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1055-1056

  Harrington, Michael D ^a   Luebke, D L ^b   Lewis, W R ^b   Aulisio, M P ^b   Johnson, N J ^b  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; DYING; ETHICS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; SHORT SURVEY; TERMINAL CARE;

HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TERMINAL CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 27644441394     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2005.8.1055     Document Type: Short Survey

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