Ethical issues in heart failure: Overview of an emerging need

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-9

  Kirkpatrick, James N ^a   Kim, Antony Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CARDIAC PATIENT; DEATH; ETHICS; HEART FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

CARDIOLOGY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 32444449418     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2006.0009     Document Type: Review

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