Discussing treatment preferences with patients who want "everything"

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 345-349

  Quill, Timothy E ^a   Arnold, Robert ^b   Back, Anthony L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c SEATTLE CANCER CARE ALLIANCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; EMOTION; FAMILY; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; PHILOSOPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPIRITUAL CARE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 69749121197     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-151-5-200909010-00010     Document Type: Review

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