Opportunities and challenges to improving end-of-life care for seriously ill elderly patients: A qualitative study of generalist physicians

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 291-299

  Winzelberg, Gary S ^a   Patrick, Donald L ^b   Rhodes, Lorna A ^c   Deyo, Richard A ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REVIEW; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 18844361881     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2005.8.291     Document Type: Review

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