Physician and Patient Characteristics Associated With More Intensive End-of-Life Care

Although patient and physician characteristics are thought to be predictive of discretionary interventions at the end of life (DIALs), few studies have data on both parties.

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 16, 2019 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Paul R. Duberstein, Richard L. Kravitz, Joshua J. Fenton, Guibo Xing, Daniel J. Tancredi., Michael Hoerger, Supriya G. Mohile, Sally A. Norton, Holly G. Prigerson, Ronald M. Epstein Tags: Original Article Source Type: research