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Susan Dale Block, M.D.

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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Advance Care Planning2620246984.610 Why?
Terminal Care60202217704.370 Why?
Palliative Care60202336434.080 Why?
Communication35202339052.460 Why?
Physician-Patient Relations41202032692.390 Why?
Attitude to Death2320114001.960 Why?
Terminally Ill1320192401.760 Why?
Hospice Care1620206781.700 Why?
Critical Illness13202327561.520 Why?
Bereavement620203101.490 Why?
Suicide, Assisted72016681.490 Why?
Attitude of Health Personnel32202039291.420 Why?
Neoplasms432023223711.230 Why?
Professional-Family Relations820185011.190 Why?
Decision Making17202039530.990 Why?
Patient Care Planning520199050.990 Why?
Adaptation, Psychological25202126630.980 Why?
Medical Oncology10201923460.960 Why?
Family7202032090.940 Why?
Grief1020202560.910 Why?
Education, Medical, Undergraduate10201410850.900 Why?
Physicians13202345980.840 Why?
Physician's Role620169250.770 Why?
Emergency Medical Services4202319470.740 Why?
Renal Dialysis2202317910.710 Why?
Information Seeking Behavior220191160.700 Why?
Health Communication320202160.690 Why?
Patient Preference620199460.690 Why?
Students, Medical14201019640.670 Why?
Emergency Medicine4202312230.650 Why?
Truth Disclosure520194340.640 Why?
Advance Directives420222490.610 Why?
Euthanasia52002580.600 Why?
Quality of Life202023134900.600 Why?
Internal Medicine7201910640.590 Why?
Cancer Care Facilities320154270.590 Why?
Personal Autonomy320183150.570 Why?
Kidney Failure, Chronic2202324960.570 Why?
Curriculum15201437820.570 Why?
Emergency Treatment220234970.550 Why?
Primary Health Care14202047460.550 Why?
Spirituality1120194300.520 Why?
Family Practice320145090.520 Why?
Caregivers11202423020.500 Why?
Depression13201982300.490 Why?
Euthanasia, Active, Voluntary42002120.490 Why?
Patient Participation9202214470.480 Why?
Goals220207170.460 Why?
Internship and Residency14201459530.450 Why?
Humans16420247681660.440 Why?
Needs Assessment4202011410.430 Why?
Career Choice620087690.420 Why?
Faculty, Medical7200812260.410 Why?
Long-Term Care120176310.410 Why?
Patient Satisfaction5201934880.410 Why?
Medical Staff, Hospital420086030.410 Why?
Nurse's Role220221880.400 Why?
Clinical Competence10201648580.390 Why?
Fellowships and Scholarships7201111350.380 Why?
Leadership4200913970.380 Why?
Dissent and Disputes220071500.370 Why?
Education, Medical6201617420.370 Why?
Quality Improvement6202038570.370 Why?
Interviews as Topic10201827410.360 Why?
Minority Groups1201812160.360 Why?
Critical Care4202027150.350 Why?
Male9420243647190.350 Why?
Female9620243971920.350 Why?
Social Support6201521930.350 Why?
Proxy120111500.350 Why?
Hematology220112430.340 Why?
Critical Pathways120134760.340 Why?
Intensive Care Units5201438000.330 Why?
Aged5620241715040.330 Why?
Quality of Health Care4201743100.320 Why?
Mass Screening3201954580.310 Why?
Respiration, Artificial2201727260.310 Why?
Parents2201935950.300 Why?
Societies120081070.300 Why?
Health Personnel3201733850.290 Why?
Patient Education as Topic1201823370.290 Why?
Schools, Medical720058830.280 Why?
Emergency Service, Hospital11202479510.280 Why?
Withholding Treatment520166200.280 Why?
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice5201640550.280 Why?
Patient Acceptance of Health Care2201932310.270 Why?
Checklist120138400.270 Why?
Qualitative Research6201931400.260 Why?
Nurses, Male1200420.240 Why?
Death320106830.240 Why?
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act1201511880.240 Why?
Decision Support Techniques2201420080.240 Why?
Medicine420109450.240 Why?
Middle Aged5320222234920.240 Why?
Clinical Clerkship220105690.230 Why?
Adult4520202236460.230 Why?
Surgical Procedures, Operative1201619320.230 Why?
Documentation320209170.220 Why?
Practice Guidelines as Topic5202074540.220 Why?
Education, Medical, Graduate5201424200.220 Why?
Referral and Consultation3201636200.210 Why?
Hospital Mortality1201753490.210 Why?
United States332018730390.210 Why?
Stress, Psychological11201745300.210 Why?
Glioblastoma1201734640.200 Why?
Organizational Objectives320174260.200 Why?
Interdisciplinary Communication320209370.190 Why?
Aged, 80 and over182020596290.190 Why?
Risk Assessment92019243150.180 Why?
Pilot Projects5202387410.180 Why?
Evidence-Based Medicine3201437060.180 Why?
Awareness220206540.180 Why?
Faculty220103830.170 Why?
Antineoplastic Protocols12020480.170 Why?
Anxiety6201946720.170 Why?
Osteopathic Medicine11999130.170 Why?
Time Factors102020402180.170 Why?
Prognosis72020300100.160 Why?
Protein-Tyrosine Kinases1200824330.160 Why?
Crisis Intervention120201110.160 Why?
Program Evaluation7201125070.160 Why?
Psychotherapy3200416540.160 Why?
Pediatrics4201636290.160 Why?
Patient Admission1200613650.160 Why?
Job Satisfaction420085480.150 Why?
Treatment Refusal120014330.150 Why?
Religion and Medicine320091610.150 Why?
Severity of Illness Index102016159480.150 Why?
Life Support Care220172260.150 Why?
Mental Competency220161790.140 Why?
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional120202490.140 Why?
Data Collection7201033270.140 Why?
Quality Indicators, Health Care2200518050.130 Why?
Double Effect Principle11996140.130 Why?
Euthanasia, Active11996160.130 Why?
Specialization520147790.130 Why?
Tracheotomy120171740.130 Why?
Young Adult162020600660.130 Why?
Tracheostomy120204300.130 Why?
Boston8202093740.130 Why?
Euthanasia, Passive12016640.130 Why?
Ethics11996930.130 Why?
Inpatients1200725660.130 Why?
Mental Disorders4200968740.130 Why?
Hospitals, University120175700.120 Why?
Hospitals, Urban120174970.120 Why?
Ovarian Neoplasms3201649160.120 Why?
Psychiatry3200017160.120 Why?
Right to Die11994340.120 Why?
Q-Sort1199470.120 Why?
Organizational Case Studies120153010.120 Why?
Internationality1202010080.120 Why?
Burnout, Professional320137110.110 Why?
Age Factors42019184120.110 Why?
Managed Care Programs119999390.110 Why?
Physicians, Primary Care220186240.110 Why?
Prospective Studies122020549260.110 Why?
Medical Futility220051360.110 Why?
Interpersonal Relations4201014340.110 Why?
Group Processes119942270.110 Why?
Models, Educational220063750.110 Why?
Patient-Centered Care1202314440.110 Why?
Intention119963470.100 Why?
Disease Progression12010136710.100 Why?
Organizational Culture420095130.100 Why?
Psychometrics4200930630.100 Why?
Guilt22009930.100 Why?
Health Care Costs2202032390.100 Why?
Protein Kinase Inhibitors1200857030.100 Why?
Academic Medical Centers3200527840.100 Why?
Patients320109080.100 Why?
Sociology, Medical22004620.100 Why?
Adolescent122020891690.090 Why?
Morphine119966580.090 Why?
Program Development3200913000.090 Why?
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis1200214810.090 Why?
Medical Errors2200912600.090 Why?
Faith Healing12011260.090 Why?
Sampling Studies420056150.090 Why?
Massachusetts3201788900.090 Why?
Research Report120133690.090 Why?
Hospices220102450.090 Why?
Health Care Surveys4201524340.090 Why?
Social Responsibility220093820.080 Why?
Emotions5200927670.080 Why?
Health Services Accessibility4201755200.080 Why?
Crying12009370.080 Why?
Hematologic Neoplasms2201119070.080 Why?
Feasibility Studies5202253150.080 Why?
Spiritual Therapies12009600.080 Why?
Nurse-Patient Relations220111010.080 Why?
Dementia1202427400.080 Why?
Feedback220167990.080 Why?
Psychotherapy, Group120124170.080 Why?
Mental Health5201032750.080 Why?
Cluster Analysis1201527320.080 Why?
Religion120113760.080 Why?
Mortality1201929110.070 Why?
Logistic Models62013132900.070 Why?
Education, Medical, Continuing220068290.070 Why?
Empathy220094740.070 Why?
Perception2202012090.070 Why?
Patient Care Team3200725230.070 Why?
Education120105330.070 Why?
Informed Consent1201310100.070 Why?
Faculty, Nursing12006130.070 Why?
Education, Nursing, Continuing12006690.070 Why?
Focus Groups3202314600.070 Why?
Socioeconomic Factors2201778520.060 Why?
Psychological Theory120071730.060 Why?
Antineoplastic Agents12008136760.060 Why?
Hospitals2201738860.060 Why?
Follow-Up Studies62020393480.060 Why?
Chronic Disease2201993840.060 Why?
Competency-Based Education120072260.060 Why?
Child of Impaired Parents120094620.060 Why?
Haemophilus Infections12005940.060 Why?
Social Work220211580.060 Why?
Existentialism12004380.060 Why?
Haemophilus influenzae120051770.060 Why?
Nursing Assessment120041070.060 Why?
Longitudinal Studies72020147830.060 Why?
Home Care Services320176590.060 Why?
Comorbidity22016105900.060 Why?
Diffusion of Innovation120097240.060 Why?
Pennsylvania120056150.060 Why?
Area Under Curve2201916430.060 Why?
Clinical Trials as Topic1202080540.060 Why?
Human Development120041220.050 Why?
Problem-Based Learning120073600.050 Why?
Staff Development120052310.050 Why?
Cross-Sectional Studies82022263790.050 Why?
Health Services Needs and Demand1201114060.050 Why?
Health Status Indicators120089690.050 Why?
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors120086170.050 Why?
Coronavirus Infections1202031150.050 Why?
Pneumonia, Viral1202032380.050 Why?
Psychotropic Drugs120078810.050 Why?
History, 21st Century1200815730.050 Why?
Narration120042230.050 Why?
Interdisciplinary Studies12021860.050 Why?
Empirical Research219981190.040 Why?
Pain Measurement1201135830.040 Why?
Hospitals, Teaching1200511570.040 Why?
Geriatrics120053940.040 Why?
General Surgery1201117200.040 Why?
Antidepressive Agents1201229130.040 Why?
History, 20th Century1200827660.040 Why?
Nephrology120032700.040 Why?
Anxiety Disorders2200927480.040 Why?
Maine120191460.040 Why?
Specialty Boards220142350.040 Why?
Prevalence42013158690.040 Why?
Probability2200524790.040 Why?
Professional-Patient Relations120047240.040 Why?
Delphi Technique120038910.040 Why?
Health Services120047550.040 Why?
Certification120024200.040 Why?
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation120069970.040 Why?
Quality Assurance, Health Care1200821760.040 Why?
Health Status1201140910.040 Why?
South Carolina120181130.040 Why?
Pain3200651000.040 Why?
Bacteremia120059860.040 Why?
Religion and Psychology220101800.040 Why?
Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic120004300.040 Why?
Administrative Personnel119991850.040 Why?
Sarcoma1200818060.040 Why?
Neoplasm Invasiveness1200536200.040 Why?
Evaluation Studies as Topic1199916270.040 Why?
Lung Neoplasms22015135860.040 Why?
Educational Measurement1200412600.040 Why?
Forecasting2201429450.030 Why?
Chi-Square Distribution3200934360.030 Why?
Social Change119971520.030 Why?
Resuscitation Orders220092710.030 Why?
Paternalism11996490.030 Why?
Research Design2200762110.030 Why?
Family Relations120183180.030 Why?
Beneficence11996560.030 Why?
Delirium1200716970.030 Why?
Adjustment Disorders11995680.030 Why?
Colorectal Neoplasms1201569740.030 Why?
Disease Outbreaks1200517610.030 Why?
Sick Role119952290.030 Why?
Treatment Outcome32019653710.030 Why?
Retrospective Studies32017817620.030 Why?
Mental Health Services1200517320.030 Why?
Life Expectancy2201112480.030 Why?
Mentally Ill Persons119941250.030 Why?
Workplace120208730.030 Why?
Fee-for-Service Plans119997130.030 Why?
Moral Obligations11994910.030 Why?
Attitude220007710.030 Why?
Cultural Diversity119973730.030 Why?
Social Values119942240.030 Why?
Infertility120206550.030 Why?
Video Recording120189760.030 Why?
Depressive Disorder1200537210.030 Why?
Analysis of Variance2200362290.030 Why?
Multivariate Analysis22019120770.020 Why?
Counseling1200015540.020 Why?
ROC Curve1201936280.020 Why?
Schools1202014980.020 Why?
Accreditation120144760.020 Why?
Risk Factors22016749440.020 Why?
Central Nervous System Stimulants1200011680.020 Why?
Infusions, Intravenous1199622300.020 Why?
Self Report1202237730.020 Why?
Principal Component Analysis120139480.020 Why?
Affective Symptoms120134180.020 Why?
Income1199918780.020 Why?
Comprehension120156380.020 Why?
Cohort Studies42019417540.020 Why?
Nursing Homes1201710840.020 Why?
Emergencies1201612210.020 Why?
Karnofsky Performance Status120091620.020 Why?
Hospitalization42019108400.020 Why?
Disclosure119947550.020 Why?
Kaplan-Meier Estimate1201965260.020 Why?
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung1200754320.020 Why?
Health Surveys2200940570.020 Why?
Combined Modality Therapy1202085420.020 Why?
Patient Compliance1201826970.020 Why?
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic1200646400.020 Why?
Propensity Score1201519690.020 Why?
Cooperative Behavior1201415140.020 Why?
Ambulatory Care1201827830.020 Why?
Allied Health Personnel120081560.020 Why?
Cultural Characteristics120082500.020 Why?
Humanism22000840.020 Why?
Teaching2200511710.020 Why?
Physicians, Family120083490.020 Why?
Connecticut120073660.020 Why?
Educational Status1201325150.020 Why?
Pastoral Care12007720.020 Why?
Alaska12005680.020 Why?
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic12022103990.020 Why?
Nursing Staff, Hospital120083500.020 Why?
Psychological Tests120076430.020 Why?
Postoperative Care1201114800.020 Why?
Serotyping120053310.010 Why?
Diagnosis, Differential12000130140.010 Why?
Anger120074050.010 Why?
Professional Practice120063140.010 Why?
Resuscitation120086790.010 Why?
Models, Statistical1199851070.010 Why?
Safety Management120097650.010 Why?
Sex Factors22009106320.010 Why?
International Classification of Diseases120099370.010 Why?
Biomedical Research1199934630.010 Why?
Pancreatic Neoplasms1200154460.010 Why?
Organizational Innovation120065400.010 Why?
Interview, Psychological120068100.010 Why?
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols12004118780.010 Why?
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders1200919880.010 Why?
Survival Rate12016128400.010 Why?
Interprofessional Relations120089970.010 Why?
Societies, Medical1201439680.010 Why?
New England1200510580.010 Why?
Reference Values1200949380.010 Why?
Child32018809170.010 Why?
Learning2200517590.010 Why?
Sensitivity and Specificity12016147290.010 Why?
Child, Preschool22018426690.010 Why?
Infant22018365350.010 Why?
Predictive Value of Tests12016154540.010 Why?
Pandemics1202087480.010 Why?
Drug Utilization1200511890.010 Why?
Demography1200316410.010 Why?
Healthcare Disparities1201334150.010 Why?
Odds Ratio1201096690.010 Why?
Patient Rights119981260.010 Why?
Patient Selection1200942600.010 Why?
Behavior120005420.010 Why?
Electronic Health Records1201448870.010 Why?
Linear Models1200758840.010 Why?
Medicare2200568090.010 Why?
Neoplasm Staging12010112440.010 Why?
Drug Therapy, Combination1200563160.010 Why?
Public Opinion119984860.010 Why?
Problem Solving119944430.010 Why?
Cognition1200770730.010 Why?
Algorithms12009141640.000 Why?
Consensus1199832120.000 Why?
Anti-Bacterial Agents1200574770.000 Why?
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