A method to communicate patient preferences about medically indicated life-sustaining treatment in the out-of-hospital setting

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 785-791

  Dunn, Patrick M ^a,b   Schmidt, Terri A ^a   Carley, Margaret M ^c   Donius, Maggi ^a   Weinstein, Molly A ^a   Dull, Valerie T ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEGACY GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CareOregon   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESUSCITATION; STANDARD;

EID: 0029952009     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb03734.x     Document Type: Article

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