Advance directives, competency evaluation, and surrogate management in elderly patients

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Grossberg, George T ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMPETENCE; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MENTAL CAPACITY; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 0031925272     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-199821001-00010     Document Type: Article

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