Neonatal end-of-life decisions and bioethical perspectives

Early Human Development

Volumn 85, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Cuttini, Marina ^a   Casotto, Veronica ^b   de Vonderweid, Umberto ^c   Garel, Micheline ^d   Kollée, Louis A ^e   Saracci, Rodolfo ^f  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Observatory of Epidemiology   (Italy)

^c Moncalieri Hospital   (Italy)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

End of life decisions; Ethics; Guidelines; Neonatal intensive care

Indexed keywords

BIOETHICS; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; EUROPE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOETHICAL ISSUES; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; EUROPE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 76249102600     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: 18726232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2009.08.007     Document Type: Article

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