Changes in advance care planning in nursing homes before and after the patient self-determination act: Report of a 10-state survey

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 939-944

  Teno, Joan M ^a   Branco, Kenneth J ^a,b   Mor, Vincent ^a   Phillips, Charles D ^a   Hawes, Catherine ^c,d   Morris, John ^e   Fries, Brant E ^f  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONEHILL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Meuovak Park Nursing Home   (United States)

^d RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^e RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAW; LIVING WILL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT RIGHT; RESUSCITATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030838945     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb02963.x     Document Type: Article

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