Preventive ethics in the intensive care unit

AACN Advanced Critical Care

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 217-224

  Epstein, Elizabeth Gingell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; NURSING; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE;

ADULT; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; NURSING; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84860745295     PISSN: 15597768     EISSN: 15597776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCI.0b013e31824b3b9b     Document Type: Article

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