Deactivation of automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in hospice and home care patients at the end of life

Home Healthcare Nurse

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 431-437

  Kirk, Timothy W ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATOR; EQUIPMENT; ETHICS; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MORALITY; PATIENT RIGHT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

AGED; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MORALS; PATIENT RIGHTS; TERMINAL CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 52049091036     PISSN: 0884741X     EISSN: 15390713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NHH.0000326324.09466.97     Document Type: Article

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