Impact of writing "comfort measures only" orders in a community teaching hospital

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 241-245

  Walker, Kathryn A ^a,b   Peltier, Honesty ^a   Mayo, Renè L ^a   Kearney, Christopher D ^a  

^a UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ORDER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALTIMORE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 77649328727     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2009.0257     Document Type: Article

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