Family presence during resuscitation: A randomised controlled trial of the impact of family presence

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 139-147

  Holzhauser, Kerri ^a,b   Finucane, Julie ^a   De Vries, Susan M ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Family presence; Randomized controlled trials; Relatives; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748503931     PISSN: 15746267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aenj.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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