Ethics of resuscitation and decisions at the end of life: Article 8 of the guidelines on Resuscitation 2005 of the European Resuscitation Council;Ethik der reanimation und entscheidungen am lebensende: Abschnitt 8 der leitlinien zur Reanimation 2005 des European Resuscitation Council

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Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-148

  Baskett, P J F ^a   Steen, P A ^a   Bossaert, L ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW;

ADULT; GERMANY; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RESUSCITATION; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 60349113696     PISSN: 01775537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00113-009-1584-3     Document Type: Review

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