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Disclosure preferences regarding diagnosis and prognosis |
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Non-disclosure |
Partial-disclosure |
Full-disclosure |
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Diagnosis (N = 239) |
7 (2.9 %) |
27 (11.3 %) |
204 (85.4%) |
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Non-disclosure |
Partial-disclosure |
Postponed Full-disclosure |
Immediate Full-disclosure |
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Prospect of Complete recovery (N = 238) |
7 (2.9 %) |
105 (39.2 %) |
41 (17.2 %) |
85 (35.7 %) |
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Expected Length of Survival (N = 236) |
15 (6.4 %) |
118 (50.0 %) |
27 (11.4 %) |
76 (32.2 %) |
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Miyata et al. BMC Medical Ethics 2004 5:7 doi:10.1186/1472-6939-5-7 |
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