Preferences for care near the end of life: Scale development and validation

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 298-306

  Gauthier, Donna M ^a   Froman, Robin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life; Instrument development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 0035434517     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.1031     Document Type: Article

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