Developmental and contextual correlates of elders' anticipated end-of-life treatment decisions

Death Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 827-846

  Decker, Ilene M ^a   Reed, Pamela G ^b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH STATUS; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 26244449814     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180500236743     Document Type: Article

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