Uncertainty in end-of-life care and shared decision making

Critical Care and Resuscitation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-87

  Fisher, Malcolm ^a,b   Ridley, Saxon ^c  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c GLAN CLWYD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LONG TERM CARE; PATIENT CARE; TERMINAL CARE; UNCERTAINTY;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TERMINAL CARE; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84863995457     PISSN: 14412772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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