European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 20, Issue 6 , Pages 640-644 , October 2009

How accurate are doctors, nurses and medical students at predicting life expectancy?

  • Michael G. Clarke

      Affiliations

    • Department of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth PL6 8DH, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • P. Ewings

      Affiliations

    • National Institute for Health Research Design Service, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton TA1 5DA, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • T. Hanna

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3LJ, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • L. Dunn

      Affiliations

    • Peninsula Medical School, John Bull Building, Plymouth PL6 8BU, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • T. Girling

      Affiliations

    • Peninsula Medical School, John Bull Building, Plymouth PL6 8BU, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • A.L. Widdison

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3LJ, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1872 252620; fax: +44 1872 253572.

Received 26 October 2008 ,Revised 21 June 2009 ,Accepted 26 June 2009.

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PII: S0953-6205(09)00125-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2009.06.009

European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 20, Issue 6 , Pages 640-644 , October 2009

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