The National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care Clinical practice Guidelines Domain 8: Ethical and Legal Aspects of Care

HEC Forum

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-131

  Colby, William H ^a   Dahlin, Constance ^b,c   Lantos, John ^d   Carney, John ^d   Christopher, Myra ^d  

^a TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care   (United States)

^d Center for Practical Bioethics   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethical and legal guidelines; National Consensus Project Guidelines for Palliative Care; National Quality Forum; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CHILD; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTORY; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LEGAL ASPECT; LONG TERM CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; CHILD; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ETHICS COMMITTEES, CLINICAL; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MINORS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951720674     PISSN: 09562737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10730-010-9128-3     Document Type: Article

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