Primary care practitioners' views on incorporating long-term prognosis in the care of older adults

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 671-678

  Schoenborn, Nancy L ^a   Bowman, Theron L ^b   Cayea, Danelle ^a   Pollack, Craig Evan ^a   Feeser, Scott ^c   Boyd, Cynthia ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; AGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGING; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84984908107     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0670     Document Type: Article

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