Physicians, patients, and prognosis

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 253-254

  Christakis, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NOTE; PROGNOSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TERMINAL CARE;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035048014     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ewjm.174.4.253     Document Type: Note

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