Family presence at resuscitation: What if?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3041-3042

  Davidson, Judy E ^a  

^a SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Family support; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; FAMILY; FAMILY COUNSELING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FRIENDS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NURSES; PUBLIC OPINION;

EID: 33751346031     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000242918.12449.B5     Document Type: Editorial

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