When newborn infants are bound to die

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1535-1537

  Saugstad, Ola ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Infant newborn; Intensive care; Withdrawing care; Withholding care

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MEDICAL FUTILITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 28744450470     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250500340412     Document Type: Review

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