Ethical decision-making in critical care in Hong Kong.

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Published in Crit Care Med on March 01, 1998

Authors

M Ip1, T Gilligan, B Koenig, T A Raffin

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Respiratory Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.

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