Saving vs creating: Perceptions of intensive care at different ages and the potential for injustice

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 333-335

  Janvier, Annie ^a   Mercurio, Mark R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD; DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; JUSTICE; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENINGOCOCCEMIA; NOTE; PATIENT COMFORT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREMATURITY; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 84877265613     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2012.134     Document Type: Note

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