Turning off the implantable cardioverter defibrillator to prevent pre-death electrical shocks: An exercise and right in the refusal of medical treatment

Internet Journal of Law, Healthcare and Ethics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Ngai, Desmond Ka Ho Joseph ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardioverter; Defibrillator; Implantable

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959740575     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15288250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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