Lack of concordance between physician and patient: Reports on end-of-life care discussions

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 728-740

  DesHarnais, Susan ^a   Carter, Rickey E ^b   Hennessy, Winnie ^c   Kurent, Jerome E ^c   Carter, Cindy ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEATH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; RELIGION; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; AGED; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOUTH CAROLINA; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 34347379389     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.2543     Document Type: Article

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