Out of darkness: shedding light on end-of-life care

Editorial

J Carrese. J Gen Intern Med. 2001 Jan.

. 2001 Jan;16(1):68-9.

doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2001.01106.x.

No abstract available

Comment on

The effect of discussions about advance directives on patients' satisfaction with primary care.
Tierney WM, Dexter PR, Gramelspacher GP, Perkins AJ, Zhou XH, Wolinsky FD. Tierney WM, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2001 Jan;16(1):32-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2001.00215.x. J Gen Intern Med. 2001. PMID: 11251748 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
Understanding physicians' skills at providing end-of-life care perspectives of patients, families, and health care workers.
Curtis JR, Wenrich MD, Carline JD, Shannon SE, Ambrozy DM, Ramsey PG. Curtis JR, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2001 Jan;16(1):41-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2001.00333.x. J Gen Intern Med. 2001. PMID: 11251749 Free PMC article.

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