Death in pregnancy - An American tragedy

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 370, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 889-891

  Ecker, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORALITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL STRESS; WELLBEING;

ADULT; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; BRAIN DEATH; CIVIL RIGHTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MORALS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; TERMINAL CARE; TEXAS; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 84895482561     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1400969     Document Type: Article

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