Howe v. MGH and Hudson v. Texas Children's Hospital: Two approaches to resolving family - Physician disputes in end-of-life care

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 726-729

  Paris, J J ^a   Billinngs, J A ^b   Cummings, B ^b   Moreland, M P ^c  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUSTODY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EUTHANASIA; FAMILY ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NOTE; RIGHT TO DIE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TERMINAL CARE; TEXAS; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 33751374611     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211591     Document Type: Note

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