Judgment analysis of prioritization decisions within a dialysis program in one United Kingdom region

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 140-151

  Kee, Frank ^a   Patterson, Chris C ^a   Wilson, Ann E ^a   McConnell, Janice M ^a   Wheeler, Seana M ^a   Watson, John D ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical; Dialysis; Judgment; Prioritization

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEPHROLOGY; PATIENT CODING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036126490     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X0202200211     Document Type: Article

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