Treating ICD patients at the end of their lives: Attitudes, knowledge, and behavior of doctors and patients. A critical literature analysis;Umgang mit ICD-patienten an ihrem lebensende: Einstellungen, wissen und werhalten von ärzten und patienten eine kritische literaturanalyse

Herzschrittmachertherapie und Elektrophysiologie

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 151-156

  Ladwig, K H ^a,c   Ischinger, N F ^b,c   Ronel, J ^c   Kolb, C ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Medical Park   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Ethics; Implantable cardioverter defibrillators; Knowledge; Legal aspects; Practice; Review literature

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COUNSELING; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE REMOVAL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COUNSELING; DATA COLLECTION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84859911322     PISSN: 09387412     EISSN: 14351544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00399-011-0138-x     Document Type: Review

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