Discussing cardiopulmonary resuscitation - A study of elderly outpatients

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 317-321

  Shmerling, Robert H ^a   Bedell, Susanna E ^b   Lilienfeld, Armin ^b   Delbanco, Thomas L ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

cardiopulmonary resuscitation; decision making; elderly outpatients; patient doctor communication

Indexed keywords

AGED; CANCER; COMA; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; ETHICS; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; METHODOLOGY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RESUSCITATION; SOCIAL STATUS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

BETH ISRAEL HOSPITAL; BOSTON; CANCER; CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FAMILY MEMBERS; OUTPATIENTS; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; SURVEY;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 0023759943     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02595786     Document Type: Article

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