A guest editorial: A closing word: Do not resuscitate versus allow natural death and should we change our approach

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 265-266

  Whitcomb, John J ^a   Ewing, Nancy ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEATH; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESUSCITATION;

DEATH; HUMANS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84862161408     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCC.0b013e318256e29d     Document Type: Editorial

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