Challenges to the withdrawal of care in critically ill patients in India [5]

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 123-124

  Singh, Akashdeep ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTENSIVE CARE; LETTER; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 37849040121     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.177.1.123     Document Type: Letter

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