Ethical issues in neonatal intensive care

Recent progress in neonatal care have significantly improved the prognosis and chances of survival of critically ill or extremely preterm neonates and have modified the limits of viability. However, in some circumstances, when the child's death can only be briefly postponed at the price of seve...

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Main Authors: Marcello M. Orzalesi, Marina Cuttini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2011-01-01
Series:Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-25712011000300006&lng=en&tlng=en