Medical family: A new view of the relationship between chronic dialysis patients and staff arising from discussions about advance directives

Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1147-1153

  Swartz, Richard D ^a,b   Perry, Erica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; DEATH; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVING WILL; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORKER;

EID: 0032741491     PISSN: 15246094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.1.1999.8.1147     Document Type: Review

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