Brief communication: Management of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in hospice: A nationwide survey

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 296-299

  Goldstein, Nathan ^a   Carlson, Melissa ^a   Livote, Elayne ^b   Kutner, Jean S ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHICS; HOSPICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 77950348637     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-152-5-201003020-00007     Document Type: Article

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