Attitudes of neonatologists toward delivery room management of confirmed trisomy 18: Potential factors influencing a changing dynamic

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Carey, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELIVERY ROOM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRISOMY 13; TRISOMY 18; CHROMOSOME 18; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; GENETICS; INFANT; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEONATOLOGY; NEWBORN; NOTE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARENTAL CONSENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRISOMY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 18; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY ROOMS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL FUTILITY; NEONATOLOGY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PARENTAL CONSENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION; TRISOMY;

EID: 63149137739     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-3729     Document Type: Letter

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