Views of elderly people concerning end-of-life decisions

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 186-203

  Cicirelli, Victor G ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OCCUPATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SUICIDE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0031750198     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073346489801700208     Document Type: Review

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