Changes in medical care at a pediatric oncology referral center after placement of a do-not-resuscitate order

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1349-1352

  Baker, Justin N ^a   Kane, Javier R ^a   Rai, Shesh ^b   Howard, Scott C ^a   Hinds, Pamela S ^c,d  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; OXYGEN; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL ORDER; MEDICAL RECORD; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PEDIATRICS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENNESSEE; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649391998     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2010.0177     Document Type: Article

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