Factors considered important at the end of life by patients, family, physicians, and other care providers

JAMA

Volumn 284, Issue 19, 2000, Pages 2476-2482

  Steinhauser, Karen E ^a,b,c   Christakis, Nicholas A ^e   Clipp, Elizabeth C ^b,c   McNeilly, Maya ^b,d   McIntyre, Lauren ^c   Tulsky, James A ^b,c  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Institute for Multiculturalism   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DYING; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY LIFE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0034669456     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.284.19.2476     Document Type: Article

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