Palliative care in the surgical intensive care unit: Where least expected, where most needed

Asian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-5

  Dunn, Geoffrey P ^a,c   Mosenthal, Anne C ^b  

^a Department of Surgery   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intensive care; Palliation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947359878     PISSN: 10159584     EISSN: 02193108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60120-2     Document Type: Note

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