title: Patient characteristics in SUPPORT: disease specific clinical data.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA 02215.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Goldman
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Knaus
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000503:physiopathology; D002388:Catastrophic Illness / Q000145:classification*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology; D003933:Diagnosis; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000503:physiopathology; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology; D014481:United States