The right time for end-of-life care

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 414-416

  Han, Paul K J ^a,b   Arnold, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AGE; CANCER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEMENTIA; EDITORIAL; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

FAMILY; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TERMINALLY ILL; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 0035478445     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(01)00944-5     Document Type: Editorial

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