Barriers to Conversations About Deactivation of Implantable Defibrillators in Seriously Ill Patients. Results of a Nationwide Survey Comparing Cardiology Specialists to Primary Care Physicians

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 371-373

  Goldstein, Nathan ^a   Bradley, Elizabeth ^a   Zeidman, Jessica ^a   Mehta, Davendra ^a   Morrison, R Sean ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

communication; decision making; health services research; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; palliative care

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CARDIOLOGIST; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DECISION MAKING; DEFIBRILLATOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LETTER; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SKILL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 67650046285     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.04.030     Document Type: Letter

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