Accuracy of physician prognosis in heart failure and lung cancer: Comparison between physician estimates and model predicted survival

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 684-689

  Warraich, Haider Javed ^a   Allen, Larry A ^b   Mukamal, Kenneth J ^c   Ship, Amy ^c   Kociol, Robb D ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

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

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

end of life care; Heart failure; lung cancer; palliative care; prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CARDIOLOGIST; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE WITH REDUCED EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; INTERNIST; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MORTALITY; ONCOLOGIST; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROGNOSIS; PROGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SURVIVAL PREDICTION; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LUNG TUMOR; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; PROBABILITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84976873459     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216315626048     Document Type: Review

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