Managed Death in a PACE: Pathways in Present and Advance Directives

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 339-344

  Schamp, Richard ^a   Tenkku, Leigh ^a  

^a Division of Geriatric Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

advance directives; End of life; health care wishes; pathways; present directives

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYING; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESUSCITATION; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA;

EID: 33745842911     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.01.022     Document Type: Article

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