An indecent proposal: Withholding cardiopulmonary resuscitation

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 377-380

  Daly, Barbara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHODOLOGY; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 58149119549     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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