Advance directives: The experience of health care professionals across the continuum of care

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 39-54

  Neuman, Karen ^a   Wade, Lois ^b  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hlth Care Prof Continuity of Care   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MICHIGAN; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0032994916     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v28n03_03     Document Type: Article

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