Should patients and family be involved in "do not resuscitate" decisions Views of oncology and palliative care doctors and nurses

Indian Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-58

  Yang, Grace M ^a   Kwee, Ann K ^b   Krishna, Lalit ^a  

^a DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Decision making; Medical oncology; Palliative care; Resuscitation orders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863742627     PISSN: 09731075     EISSN: 19983735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1075.97474     Document Type: Article

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