Tolstoy on transparency and authority in end-of-life decision-making

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1723-1724

  Truog, Robert D ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AUTHORITY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; FAMILY ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 82555179134     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-011-2365-3     Document Type: Editorial

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