The darkening veil of "do everything"

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 694-695

  Feudtner, Chris ^a   Morrison, Wynne ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ILLNESS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

FAMILY; HUMANS; MEDICAL FUTILITY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84865598462     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.175     Document Type: Short Survey

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