Treatment decision-making for patients with the Herlitz subtype of junctional epidermolysis bullosa

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 307-311

  Yan, E G ^a   Paris, J J ^b   Ahluwalia, J ^c   Lane, A T ^b   Bruckner, A L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COLLAGEN TYPE 17; KALININ; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; FAILURE TO THRIVE; GENE MUTATION; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PAIN; PREVALENCE; REFRACTORY ANEMIA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEPSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALGORITHMS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA, JUNCTIONAL; ETHICS COMMITTEES; ETHICS, MEDICAL; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS;

EID: 34247498578     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211694     Document Type: Article

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