The illusion of futility in clinical practice

The American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 81-84

  Lantos, John D ^a   Singer, Peter A ^a   Walker, Robert M ^a   Gramelspacher, Gregory P ^a   Shapiro, Gary R ^a   Sanchez Gonzalez, Miguel A ^a   Stocking, Carol B ^a   Miles, Steven H ^a   Siegler, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; EVALUATION; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; RELIGIOUS ETHICS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISKS AND BENEFITS; SELECTION FOR TREATMENT; UNCERTAINTY; VALUES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISCLOSURE; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; JUDGMENT; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIANS; PUBLIC POLICY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; UNITED STATES; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 0024337688     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(89)80487-5     Document Type: Article

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