Ethical dilemma

BMJ

Volumn 318, Issue 7200, 1999, Pages 1753-

  Swinburn, J M A ^a   Ali, S M ^a   Banerjee, D J ^a   Khan, Z P ^a   Cranford, Ronald E ^b   Jennett, Bryan ^c  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CASE STUDIES; CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DETERMINATION OF DEATH; DISSENT; FAMILY MEMBERS; FUTILITY; GREAT BRITAIN; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; VENTILATORS;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN DEATH; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MEDICAL FUTILITY; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 85007739618     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.318.7200.1753     Document Type: Article

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