Ethics in electrophysiology: A complaint from palliative care: Viewpoint

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 226-227

  Beauregard, Lou Anne M ^a  

^a Heart Specialists of Central Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Automatic defibrillator; End of life; Ethics; Malignancy

Indexed keywords

DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SHORT SURVEY; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 75849163292     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02597.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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