Decisions for life made in the perinatal period: Who decides and on which standards?

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Ahluwalia, Jag ^a   Lees, Christoph ^a   Paris, John J ^b  

^a Rosie Maternity Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SURVIVAL RATE;

DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; PARENTS; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 51449113873     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.113373     Document Type: Short Survey

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