Patients' and families' receptivity to discussions about future healthcare: Decisions and advance directives

Community Oncology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 446-451

  Stearns, Lisa ^a   Butler, Sarah ^a   Hollander, Joelle ^a  

^a Valley Cancer Pain Treatment Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 25444490661     PISSN: 15485315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1548-5315(11)70622-2     Document Type: Review

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