Family surrogate decision making at the end of life: Seeing them through with care and respect

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 204-225

  Meeker, Mary Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life decision making; Family decision making; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NARRATIVE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINAL CARE; CUSTODY; DECISION MAKING; NEOPLASM; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROXY; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 1542379555     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732303260501     Document Type: Article

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