Barriers to communication about end-of-life care in AIDS patients

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 736-741

  Curtis, J Randall ^a,b   Patrick, Donald L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Communication; Death; End of life; HIV infection

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DYING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIVING WILL; MALE;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0031450702     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1997.07158.x     Document Type: Article

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