Defining limits in care of terminally ill patients

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7587, 2007, Pages 239-241

  Braun, Ursula K ^a   Beyth, Rebecca J ^b   Ford, Marvella E ^c   McCullough, Laurence B ^d  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

EID: 33846867950     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39048.475046.68     Document Type: Article

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