Medical futility, personal goods, and social responsibility

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 279-282

  Day, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFLICT; ETHICS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CRITICAL CARE; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; HUMANS; MEDICAL FUTILITY; PHYSICIANS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 67649803775     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2009490     Document Type: Article

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