Determination of life expectancy: Implications for the practice of medicine

Annals of Long-Term Care

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 21-24

  Coll, Patrick P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; DEATH; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77951824944     PISSN: 15247929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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