Attitudes toward neonatal intensive care treatment of preterm infants with a high risk of developing long-term disabilities

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1501-1508

  Hugh, Simon Lam ^a   Wong, Samuel Po Shing ^a   Liu, Flora Yuen Big ^a   Hiu, Lei Wong ^a   Tai, Fai Fok ^a   Pak, Cheung Ng ^a,b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Decision making; Neonatal disabilities; Pivotal risk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DISABILITY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED CHILDREN; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MOTHERS; PARENTS; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; TERM BIRTH;

EID: 66249107456     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-2061     Document Type: Article

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