Influence of critical illness on physicians' prognoses for underlying disease: A randomized study using simulated cases

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 462-470

  Quartin, Andrew A ^a,b   Calonge, Ricardo O ^b   Schein, Roland M H ^a,b   Crandall, Lee A ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Decision making; Intensive care units; Physician patient relations; Sepsis; Septic shock

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEPTIC SHOCK; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; VIGNETTE;

EID: 38549143649     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0B013E3181611F968     Document Type: Article

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