Do not resuscitate decisions: Flogging dead horses or a dignified death?: Resuscitation should not be withheld from elderly people without discussion

BMJ

Volumn 320, Issue 7243, 2000, Pages 1155-

  Ebrahim, Shah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; RIGHT TO DIE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 85007720883     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7243.1155     Document Type: Editorial

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