Economic, political and ethnic influences on end-of-life decision-making: A decade in review

Journal of Health and Social Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 27-39

  Baker, Marjorie E ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance directives; Durable power of attorney for healthcare; End of life decision making; Health care and minorities; Living will; Poverty

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE;

ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MINORITY GROUP; POLITICS; REVIEW;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; DECISION MAKING; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LIVING WILLS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SELF-DETERMINATION ACT; POLICY MAKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TERMINALLY ILL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036085709     PISSN: 08977186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J045v14n03_02     Document Type: Review

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