Interspecialty Differences in Physicians' Attitudes, Beliefs, and Reasons for Withdrawing or Withholding Hypercalcemia Treatment in Terminally Ill Patients
J Palliat Med
.
2016 Sep;19(9):979-82.
doi: 10.1089/jpm.2015.0460.
Epub 2016 May 31.
Authors
Ichiro Mori
1
,
Akira Shimada
2
,
Isseki Maeda
3
,
Tatsuya Morita
4
,
Satoru Tsuneto
5
Affiliations
1
1 Gratia Hospital Hospice , Osaka, Japan .
2
2 Tohoku University Hospital Palliative Care Center , Miyagi, Japan .
3
3 Department of Palliative Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Osaka, Japan .
4
4 Department of Palliative and Supportive Care, Palliative Care Team, and Seirei Hospice, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital , Shizuoka, Japan .
5
5 Department of Palliative Medicine, Palliative Care Center, Kyoto University Hospital , Kyoto, Japan .
PMID:
27243948
DOI:
10.1089/jpm.2015.0460
No abstract available
MeSH terms
Attitude
Attitude of Health Personnel*
Humans
Hypercalcemia / therapy*
Physicians
Terminally Ill*
Withholding Treatment*