Effectiveness of computer-generated reminders for increasing discussions about advance directives and completion of advance directive forms: A randomized, controlled trial

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 102-110

  Dexter, Paul R ^a   Wolinsky, Fredric D ^b   Gramelspacher, Gregory P ^c   Zhou, Xiao Hua ^a   Eckert, George J ^d   Waisburd, Marina ^a   Tierney, William M ^a  

^a REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Wishard Memorial Hospital ^*  (United States)

^c WISHARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Division of Biostatistics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LIVING WILL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0031982837     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-128-2-199801150-00005     Document Type: Article

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