A randomized, controlled trial of advance care planning discussions during preoperative evaluations

Anesthesiology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 43-50

  Grimaldo, Denise A ^a   Wiener Kronish, Jeanine P ^a   Jurson, Tamara ^a   Shaughnessy, Thomas E ^a   Curtis, J Randall ^b   Liu, Linda L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0034930591     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200107000-00012     Document Type: Article

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