Who Cares About Me? The Need of the Hour is to Improve Awareness and Quality of End-of-life Care Practices in Indian Intensive Care Units
Umadri Singh, Indubala Maurya, Mohan Gurjar
Keywords :
Awareness, Educational program, End-of-life care, Ethical issues, Legal issues, Practice, Quality care, Terminal care
Citation Information :
Singh U, Maurya I, Gurjar M. Who Cares About Me? The Need of the Hour is to Improve Awareness and Quality of End-of-life Care Practices in Indian Intensive Care Units. Indian J Crit Care Med 2023; 27 (8):523-525.
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