Improving end-of-life care in the pediatric intensive care unit

Therapy

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 387-390

  Devictor, Denis ^a   Carnevale, Franco ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

DYING; EDITORIAL; EVALUATION; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE; NUTRITION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARENT; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 48949090234     PISSN: 14750708     EISSN: 1744831X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/14750708.5.4.387     Document Type: Editorial

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