Communicating with dying patients within the spectrum of medical care from terminal diagnosis to death

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 868-874

  Wenrich, Marjorie D ^a   Curtis, J Randall ^b   Shannon, Sarah E ^b   Carline, Jan D ^b   Ambrozy, Donna M ^b   Ramsey, Paul G ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CONTROL; DYING; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINAL DISEASE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0035953141     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.161.6.868     Document Type: Article

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