Scale of levels of care versus DNR orders

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 351-352

  Vanpee, Dominique ^a   Swine, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DYING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; NOTE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RATING SCALE; RESUSCITATION; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, CLINICAL; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 4344679154     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2003.002436     Document Type: Note

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