Stability of preferences for treatment among nursing home residents

Gerontologist

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 217-223

  Berger, Jeffrey T ^a   Majerovitz, Deborah ^a,b  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Beacon of Hope House   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance directive; Life sustaining treatment; Living will; Medical ethics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVING WILL; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSING HOME; RESIDENT; RESUSCITATION; THERAPY;

EID: 0031893691     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/38.2.217     Document Type: Article

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