Avoiding nosocomial dysthanasia and promoting eleothanasia

Critical Care and Resuscitation

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 221-222

  Corke, Charlie ^a   Silvester, William ^b   Bellomo, Rinaldo ^b  

^a GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ETHICS; EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESUSCITATION; RIGHT TO DIE;

EUTHANASIA; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; RESUSCITATION; RIGHT TO DIE;

EID: 79953009519     PISSN: 14412772     EISSN: 26529335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1441-2772(23)01339-X     Document Type: Editorial

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