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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2016 Oct 1;176(10):1557-1559.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.4362.

States Worse Than Death Among Hospitalized Patients With Serious Illnesses

Emily B Rubin  1 , Anna E Buehler  2 , Scott D Halpern  3
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Randomized Controlled Trial

States Worse Than Death Among Hospitalized Patients With Serious Illnesses

Emily B Rubin et al. JAMA Intern Med. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

Figures

Figure.
Figure.. Ratings of States of Functional Debility Relative to Death by Hospitalized Patients With Serious Illnesses
Distribution of patient ratings of each queried health state on a 5-point Likert scale.
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Comment in

  • States Worse Than Death.
    Nothelle S, Finucane T. Nothelle S, et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2017 Apr 1;177(4):593. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.9604. JAMA Intern Med. 2017. PMID: 28384760 No abstract available.
  • States Worse Than Death-Reply.
    Rubin EB. Rubin EB. JAMA Intern Med. 2017 Apr 1;177(4):593-594. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.9666. JAMA Intern Med. 2017. PMID: 28384766 No abstract available.

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