Clinicians' views regarding deactivation of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices in seriously ill patients

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1543-1544

  Mueller, Paul S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIOETHICS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DEFIBRILLATOR; EUTHANASIA; FEEDING APPARATUS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MORALITY; NOTE; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTILATOR;

EID: 78049482594     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.08.020     Document Type: Editorial

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