The central role of prognosis in clinical decision making

JAMA

Volumn 307, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 199-200

  Gill, Thomas M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855645209     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.1992     Document Type: Editorial

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