In search of a good death: Observations of patients, families, and providers

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 132, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 825-832

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

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEATH; DYING; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0034673992     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-132-10-200005160-00011     Document Type: Article

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