Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Ebola patients: Ethical considerations

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 16-18

  Ulrich, Connie M ^a   Grady, Christine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLICATION; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMAN; RESUSCITATION;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DECISION MAKING; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS;

EID: 84923044047     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2014.11.011     Document Type: Note

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