"Allow natural death" is not equivalent to "do not resuscitate": A response

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 887-888

  Chen, Yen Yuan ^a,b   Youngner, S J ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; NOMENCLATURE; RESUSCITATION; RIGHT TO DIE;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; RIGHT TO DIE; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 57149096073     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2008.024570     Document Type: Article

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