A qualitative exploration of elderly patients' preferences for end-of-life care

Japan Medical Association Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 388-397

  Hattori, Ayako ^a   Masuda, Yuichiro ^a   Fetters, Michael D ^b   Uemura, Kazumasa ^a   Mogi, Nanaka ^a   Kuzuya, Masafumi ^a   Iguchi, Akihisa ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly patient; End of life care; Patient preference; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JAPAN; LIFE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTPATIENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 27944489144     PISSN: 13468650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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