Do Not Attempt Resuscitation Orders in Pediatrics

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 757-771

  Berkowitz, Ivor ^b   Morrison, Wynne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; PARENTS; PEDIATRICS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35148896863     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2007.06.005     Document Type: Review

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