The purpose of advance medical planning - Autonomy for patients or limitation of care?

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 335, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 741-743

  Levinsky, Norman G ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ALTERNATIVES; AUTONOMY; CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; COMPREHENSION; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; FAMILY MEMBERS; FUTILITY; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISKS AND BENEFITS; STUDY TO UNDERSTAND PROGNOSES AND PREFERENCES FOR OUTCOMES AND RISKS OF TREATMENTS (SUPPORT); UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; COMPREHENSION; HUMANS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; REFUSAL TO TREAT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RIGHT TO DIE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 0029799561     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199609053351012     Document Type: Short Survey

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