Death in The Netherlands: Evidence and argument

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 958-959

  Wilkinson, Dominic ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

DECISION MAKING; EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF LIFE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 70349741044     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.197     Document Type: Editorial

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