Ethical issues related to pandemic flu planning and response

AACN Advanced Critical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 356-360

  Payne, Kate ^a  

^a Saint Thomas Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PLANNING; EPIDEMIC; ETHICS; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERNET; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING DISCIPLINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN NURSES' ASSOCIATION; CODES OF ETHICS; CRITICAL CARE; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; NURSE'S ROLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SPECIALTIES, NURSING; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 35848955624     PISSN: 15597768     EISSN: 15597768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AACN.0000298627.07535.76     Document Type: Review

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