Can health care costs be reduced by limiting intensive care at the end of life?

被引：139
作者：
Luce, JM
Rubenfeld, GD
机构：
[1] Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Med, San Francisco, CA USA
[2] Univ Washington, Dept Med, Seattle, WA USA
来源：
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE | 2002年 / 165卷 / 06期
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D O I：
10.1164/ajrccm.165.6.2109045
中图分类号：
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要：
[No abstract available]
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