Patients' perspectives on physician skill in end-of-life care: Differences between patients with COPD, Cancer, and AIDS

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Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 356-362

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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

Author keywords

AIDS; Cancer; COPD; End of life care; HIV; Palliative care; Patient education; Physician competence

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; EMOTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKILL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0036308907     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.122.1.356     Document Type: Article

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