Ten common questions (and their answers) on medical futility

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 943-959

  Swetz, Keith M ^a   Burkle, Christopher M ^a   Berge, Keith H ^a   Lanier, William L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

APACHE; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMPATHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; MEDICAL FUTILITY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 84904721494     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: 19425546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2014.02.005     Document Type: Review

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