Destination to nowhere: A new look at aggressive treatment for Heart failure-A Case Study

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 47-56

  O'neill, Brian J ^a,b   Kazer, Meredith W ^b  

^a YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY;

AGED; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 84898046509     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: 19408250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ccn2014442     Document Type: Article

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