A prospective study of advance directives for life-sustaining care

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 324, Issue 13, 1991, Pages 882-888

  Danis, Marion ^a   Southerland, Leslie I ^a   Garrett, Joanne M ^a   Smith, Janet L ^a   Pickard, C Glenn ^a   Egner, David M ^a   Hielema, Frank ^a   Patrick, Donald L ^b  

^a Department of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NORTH CAROLINA; NURSING HOMES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESUSCITATION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0025810038     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199103283241304     Document Type: Article

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