End-of-life care preferences of patients enrolled in cardiovascular rehabilitation programs

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Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1474-1481

  Heffner, John E ^a   Barbieri, Celia ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance directives; Coronary disease; Ethics; Patient education; Resuscitation decisions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0034032382     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.117.5.1474     Document Type: Article

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