Ethics in electrophysiology: Who speaks for this man?

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 564-566

  Beauregard, Lou Anne M ^a  

^a Heart Specialists of Central Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

autonomy; ethics; pacemaker indications; pacemaker selection; surrogacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ETHICS; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MALE; PACEMAKER; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; QUADRIPLEGIA; REVIEW; SINUS ARREST; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SINUS ARREST, CARDIAC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860833628     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2012.03358.x     Document Type: Review

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