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Prognosis Disclosure in Spinal Cord Injury

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: The ethical issues around prognosis disclosure raise interesting questions about how, when, and why we disclose medical information.What are the barriers to disclosure and how can we learn from each other about the best ways to discuss prognosis with our patients?Gayle Spill, MD, has edited this column and invited guests to consider the complexities of this issue.

Source: PM&R

DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2016.11.007

Authors: Joyce Fichtenbaum, Steven Kirshblum, Lisa Ruppert, Thea Flaum, Gayle R. Spill, Debjani Mukherjee

Institutions: Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, Northwestern University, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Language: English

Topic: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2575258392

FWCI: 0.256

Cites: 14

Cited by: 4

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