End-of-life in adults with congenital heart disease: A call for early communication

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 383-387

  Tobler, Daniel ^a   Greutmann, Matthias ^a   Colman, Jack M ^a   Greutmann Yantiri, Mehtap ^a   Librach, Lawrence S ^a   Kovacs, Adrienne H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication; Congenital heart defects; End of life; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; TERMINAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857791673     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.10.050     Document Type: Article

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