End-of-life decision before and after birth: changing ethical considerations

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 430-436

  Pinter, Andrew B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Decision making; Ethics; Fetal anomalies; Neonatal surgery; Parents' rights

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANXIETY; BIRTH; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONVALESCENCE; DISABILITY; FAMILY; LAWYER; LEGAL ASPECT; LIFE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MORALITY; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; THEORY; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DECISION MAKING; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; NEONATOLOGY; PARENTAL CONSENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 40749158303     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.09.054     Document Type: Review

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