The problem of futile treatments. Practical theoretical considerations in the dementia patient;El problema de los tratamiento inútiles. Consideraciones teoricoprácticas en el paciente con demencia

Neurologia Suplementos

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 32-39

  Ara, José Ramón ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

Author keywords

Action guides; Dementia; Dysphagia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; CASE REPORT; DEMENTIA; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 33644628892     PISSN: 16955374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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