An unsuccessful resuscitation: The families' and doctors' experiences of the unexpected death of a patient

South African Family Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 20-25

  Isaacs, A ^a   Mash, R J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Breaking bad news; Communication; Emergency medicine; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053305606     PISSN: 1726426X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2004.10873122     Document Type: Article

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