The importance of advance directives in primary care

Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-82

  Arenson, C A ^a   Novielli, K D ^a   Chambers, C V ^a   Perkel, R L ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEATH; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

EID: 0029928224     PISSN: 00954543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0095-4543(05)70261-X     Document Type: Article

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