How to discuss goals of care with patients

Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 36-43

  Dunlay, Shannon M ^a   Strand, Jacob J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAREGIVER; FAMILY; HOPE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOTIVATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TIME; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TERMINAL CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84958775649     PISSN: 10501738     EISSN: 18732615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2015.03.018     Document Type: Review

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