Life and death decisions for incompetent patients: Determining best interests - The Irish perspective

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 519-523

  Armstrong, K ^a   Ryan, C A ^a,b   Hawkes, C P ^a   Janvier, A ^c   Dempsey, E M ^a,b  

^a Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Best interest; Preterm; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; RESUSCITATION; STUDENT ATTITUDE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; IRELAND; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MIDDLE AGED; NEONATOLOGY; OBSTETRICS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RESUSCITATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 79952765314     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.02084.x     Document Type: Article

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