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A qualitative analysis of the elements used by palliative care clinicians when formulating a survival estimate

OBJECTIVE: For patients with advanced and/or incurable disease, clinicians are often called upon to formulate and communicate an estimate of likely survival duration. The objective of this study was to gain a deeper appreciation of this process by identifying and exploring the specific elements that...

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Autores principales: Clarkson, Rose, Selby, Debbie, Myers, Jeff
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3756520/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24644752
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2012-000320