Futility revisited: Reflections on the perspectives of families, physicians, and institutions

HEC Forum

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 276-293

  Brett, Allan S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PROGNOSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

FAMILY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MEDICAL FUTILITY; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28444453653     PISSN: 09562737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10730-005-5154-y     Document Type: Review

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