Futility in evolution

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 211-222

  Moseley, Kathryn L ^a   Silveira, Maria J ^a   Goold, Susan Dorr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; CRITICAL CARE; GOALS; HUMANS; MEDICAL FUTILITY; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 11444249666     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2004.08.005     Document Type: Review

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