How should treatment decisions be made for incapacitated patients, and why?

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 423-428

  Shalowitz, David I ^a   Garrett Mayer, Elizabeth ^b   Wendler, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; COMATOSE PATIENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; INFORMED CONSENT; LIVING WILL; MENTAL CAPACITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947640611     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040035     Document Type: Review

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