Role of the ethics committee: Helping to address value conflicts or uncertainties

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Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 417-424

  Aulisio, Mark P ^a,c   Arnold, Robert M ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Ethics committees; Ethics consultation; Palliative care; Policy formation review, role of

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 49449117570     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-0136     Document Type: Article

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