Withholding and withdrawing artificial nutrition and hydration

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 241-242

  Tsai, Ellen ^f   Albersheim, Susan ^a   Coughlin, Kevin ^b   Gervais, Pascale ^c   Hilliard, Robert ^d   St Laurent Gagnon, Thérèse ^e  

^a BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e Centre de Réadaptation Marie Enfant Recherche   (Canada)

^f KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial nutrition and hydration; Ethics; Paediatric end of life care; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; ARTIFICIAL NUTRITION AND HYDRATION; AWARENESS; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIET RESTRICTION; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; LEGAL ASPECT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 80053992640     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/16.4.241     Document Type: Short Survey

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