Variability in decisions to limit life-sustaining treatments is it all about the physician?

Chest

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 532-534

  Curtis, J Randall ^a   Barnato, Amber E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RELIGION; SOCIAL STATUS; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; LIVING WILL; MALE; MICROCLIMATE; PROCEDURES; RESUSCITATION; TRENDS; UTILIZATION;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVE ADHERENCE; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MALE; RESUSCITATION ORDERS;

EID: 84907192434     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-0636     Document Type: Editorial

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