Sometimes a time to be born is also a time to die

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-3

  Buus Frank, Madge E ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Death; End of life care; Futility; Newborn intensive care; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ETHICS; FETAL WELL BEING; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

FETAL VIABILITY; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 31744447671     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adnc.2005.12.001     Document Type: Editorial

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