How doctors discuss major interventions with high risk patients: An observational study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 330, Issue 7484, 2005, Pages 182-184

  Corke, C F ^a   Stow, P J ^a   Green, D T ^a   Agar, J W ^a,b   Henry, M J ^c  

^a GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Department of Renal Medicine ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEAR; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SUPPORT GROUP; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 12444272582     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38293.435069.DE     Document Type: Article

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