Beyond the futility argument: The fair process approach and time-limited trials for managing dialysis conflict

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2000-2006

  Rinehart, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CALCINOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; DIALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CALCIPHYLAXIS; COMMUNICATION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DISSENT AND DISPUTES; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL FUTILITY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RENAL DIALYSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84887292789     PISSN: 15559041     EISSN: 1555905X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.12191212     Document Type: Article

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