Understanding physicians' skills at providing end-of-life care: Perspectives of patients, families, and health care workers

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-49

  Curtis, J R ^a   Wenrich, M D ^b   Carline, J D ^a   Shannon, S E ^a   Ambrozy, D M ^a   Ramsey, P G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life care; Physician competence; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADULT; AGED; EVALUATION STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL WORK; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0035156270     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2001.00333.x     Document Type: Article

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