Challenges in End-of-Life Care in the ICU: Statement of the 5th international consensus conference in critical care: Brussels, Belgium, April 2003: Executive summary

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1781-1784

  Thompson, B Taylor ^a   Cox, Peter N ^a   Antonelli, Massimo ^a   Carlet, Jean M ^a   Cassell, Joan ^a   Hill, Nicholas S ^a   Hinds, Charles J ^a   Pimentel, Jorge M ^a   Reinhart, Konrad ^a   Thijs, Lambertus G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cultural considerations; End of life care; Terminal illness

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINAL CARE;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

BELGIUM; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 3943108894     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000126895.66850.14     Document Type: Conference Paper

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