Do not resuscitate decisions

BMJ

Volumn 322, Issue 7278, 2001, Pages 102-

  Downes, Tom ^a   Liddle, Jane ^a   Tunstall Pedoe, Hugh ^b   Briley, Dennis ^c   Barer, David ^d   Brett, Barbara ^e   Peak, Elizabeth J ^e   Nair, Arjun ^e   Lindley, Richard I ^f   Smith, Gary B ^g   Stewart, Kevin ^h   Spice, Claire ^h   Dangoor, Adam ⁱ   O'leary, Michael ^j   Oliver, M D ^k   Macqueen, Rod ^l   Goss, Roger M ^m  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^f Royal Victoria Hospital Edinburgh   (United Kingdom)

^g PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^h ROYAL HAMPSHIRE COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^j ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^k Browning Street Surgery ^*  (United Kingdom)

^l Lyndon detox   (Australia)

^m Patient Concern   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85007677207     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.322.7278.102/a     Document Type: Letter

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