Is Economic Hardship on the Families of the Seriously Ill Associated With Patient and Surrogate Care Preferences?
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Covinsky, Kenneth E.
Landefeld, Seth
Teno, Joan
Connors, Alfred F.
Dawson, Neal
Youngner, Stuart
Desbiens, Norman
Lynn, Joanne
Fulkerson, William
Reding, Douglas
Oye, Robert
Phillips, Russell S.
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Archives of Internal Medicine 1996 August 12/26; 156(15): 1737-1741
Date
1996-08-12Collections
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Is Economic Hardship on the Families of the Seriously Ill Associated With Patient and Surrogate Care Preferences?
Covinsky, Kenneth E.; Landefeld, C. Seth; Teno, Joan; Connors, Alfred F.; Dawson, Neal; Youngner, Stuart; Desbiens, Norman; Lynn, Joanne; Fulkerson, William; Reding, Douglas; Oye, Robert; Phillips, Russell S. (1996-08-12)BACKGROUND: Serious illness often causes economic hardship for patients' families. However, it is not known whether this hardship is associated with a preference for the goal of care to focus on maximizing comfort instead ...