Ethical issues in invasive mechanical ventilation for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-63

  Hirano, Yuko ^a   Yamazaki, Yoshihiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Decision making; Invasive mechanical ventilation; Japan; Psychological conflict

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONFLICT; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DECISION MAKING; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 75849165099     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733009350945     Document Type: Article

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