Evolution of hospital clinical ethics committees in Canada

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 132-137

  Gaudine, Alice ^a   Thorne, Linda ^b   LeFort, Sandra M ^a   Lamb, Marianne ^c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP; ETHICS COMMITTEES, CLINICAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77955498366     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2009.032607     Document Type: Article

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