A survey of use of a durable power of attorney to admit geropsychiatric patients

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 98-100

  Rissmiller, D J ^a   Musser, E ^a   Rhoades, W ^a   Rissmiller, F R ^a   Steer, R A ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL PATIENT;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES; PROXY; QUESTIONNAIRES; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035149629     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.52.1.98     Document Type: Article

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