Physicians just need to be better trained to provide the best care at the end-of-life

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 342-344

  Soares, Márcio ^a   Piva, Jefferson P ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CÂNCER   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPASSIONATE USE; DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDER; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL ORDER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSING EDUCATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84862566641     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-011-2432-9     Document Type: Review

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