Journal of Critical Care
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 332-338 , September 2008

District nurses' attitudes toward patient consent: The case of mechanical ventilation on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients: Results from a French national survey

  • Patrick Peretti-Watel, PhD

      Affiliations

    • INSERM, UMR379, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Epidemiology and Social Sciences Unit, F-13000 Marseille, France
    • Southeastern Health Regional Observatory (ORS PACA), Marseille, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. ORS PACA, 23 rue Stanislas Torrents, 13006 Marseille, France.
    • ,
  • Marc-Karim Bendiane

      Affiliations

    • INSERM, UMR379, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Epidemiology and Social Sciences Unit, F-13000 Marseille, France
    • Southeastern Health Regional Observatory (ORS PACA), Marseille, France
    • ,
  • Anne Galinier, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Service of Penitentiary Medicine, Sainte Marguerite Hospital, Marseille
    • ,
  • Roger Favre, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Service of Medical Oncology, La Timone Hospital, Marseille
    • ,
  • Claude Ribiere, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Care Director, Nord Hospital, Marseille
    • ,
  • Jean-Marc Lapiana, MD

      Affiliations

    • Palliative Care Unit “La Maison”, Gardanne, France
    • ,
  • Yolande Obadia, MD

      Affiliations

    • INSERM, UMR379, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Epidemiology and Social Sciences Unit, F-13000 Marseille, France
    • Southeastern Health Regional Observatory (ORS PACA), Marseille, France

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PII: S0883-9441(07)00191-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2007.11.007

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 332-338 , September 2008

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