The use of informed assent in withholding cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the ICU

Virtual Mentor

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 545-550

  Curtis, J Randall ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESUSCITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL FUTILITY; RESUSCITATION ORDERS;

EID: 84878691628     PISSN: 19377010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.7.ecas3-1207     Document Type: Article

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