Clinical life: Expectation and the double edge of medical promise

Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 245-264

  Shim, Janet K ^a   Russ, Ann J ^b   Kaufman, Sharon R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac interventions; Clinical life; Life extension; Medical promise; Old age

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOCIOLOGY; STENT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; STENTS; UNITED STATES; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 33847397345     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: 14617196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363459307074696     Document Type: Review

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