Elderly Patients' Preferences for Long-term Life Support

Archives of Family Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 484-488

  Murphy, Donald J ^a,c   Santilli, Sara ^b  

^a PRESBYTERIAN ST LUKE S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Saint Joseph Healthcare Systems   (United States)

^c Columbia Senior Healthcare Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORADO; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032158663     PISSN: 10633987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archfami.7.5.484     Document Type: Article

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