Ethics consultation in the emergency department

JONA's Healthcare Law, Ethics, and Regulation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 32-35

  Anderson Shaw, Lisa ^a   Ahrens, William ^a   Fetzer, Marny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ETHICS CONSULTATION; HUMANS; PATIENT ADMISSION;

EID: 34247094640     PISSN: 15209229     EISSN: 1539073X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NHL.0000262491.15783.cd     Document Type: Article

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