Annals of Family Medicine 4:221-227 (2006)
© 2006 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.
doi: 10.1370/afm.536
A Cross-Cultural Study of Physician Treatment Decisions for Demented Nursing Home Patients Who Develop Pneumonia
Margaret R. Helton, MD1,
Jenny T. van der Steen, PhD2,
Timothy P. Daaleman, DO, MPH1,3,
George R. Gamble, PhD1 and
Miel W. Ribbe, MD, PhD2
1 Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
2 Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine (EMGO), and Departments of Nursing Home Medicine and Public and Occupational Health, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
3 Program on Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

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Figure 1. Conceptual model of influences on US physician decision-making regarding care of demented nursing home patients who develop pneumonia.
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Figure 2. Conceptual model of influences on Dutch physician decision-making regarding care of demented nursing home patients who develop pneumonia.
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