title: Differences between acute and chronic illness may clarify issues of orthodox versus alternative medicine and tort law versus collaborative planning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pincus
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002908:Chronic Disease; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D014481:United States