Perceived Quality of Life and Preferences for Life-Sustaining Treatment in Older Adults

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 495-497

  Uhlmann, Richard F ^a,b   Pearlman, Robert A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION;

CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; EVALUATION; OREGON; SURVEY; VALUES; VENTILATORS; WASHINGTON;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 0026090027     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1991.00400030059010     Document Type: Article

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