The illusion of patient choice in end-of-life decisions

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 365-372

  Sullivan, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; DYING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ILLUSION; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0036304616     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200207000-00003     Document Type: Article

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