Choosing appropriate medical care for the elderly

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 305-309

  Gillick, Muriel R ^a,b,c,d  

^a RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Research and Trading Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance planning; Medical decision making; Pathways of care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE;

EID: 0035199341     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-8610(04)70227-3     Document Type: Article

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