Functions and outcomes of a clinical medical ethics committee: A review of 100 consults

HEC Forum

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 99-114

  Moeller, Jessica Richmond ^a   Albanese, Teresa H ^b   Garchar, Kimberly ^c   Aultman, Julie M ^d   Radwany, Steven ^b   Frate, Dean ^d,e  

^a AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Northeastern Ohio Medical University   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Consult service; End of life decision making; Ethics; Hospital ethics committee; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; ETHICS COMMITTEES, CLINICAL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84865141475     PISSN: 09562737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10730-011-9170-9     Document Type: Article

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