Advance directives and the elderly: A study of intervention strategies to increase use

Gerontologist

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 342-349

  High, Dallas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational interventions; Living wills; Surrogate decision making

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ELDERLY CARE; ETHICS; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; RACE;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; KENTUCKY; KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MOTIVATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 0027232734     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/33.3.342     Document Type: Article

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