End-of-life decision-making in intensive care: The case for an international standard or a standard of care?

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 303-304

  Townsend, S C ^a   Hardy, J ^a  

^a MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERNATIONALITY; LIFE SUPPORT CARE;

EID: 42049117643     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2008.01654.x     Document Type: Editorial

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