The effectiveness of interventions to increase advance directive completion rates

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 519-536

  Jezewski, Mary Ann ^a   Meeker, Mary Ann ^a   Sessanna, Loralee ^a   Finnell, Deborah S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance directives; Intervention; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIVING WILL; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; SCIENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; REVIEW LITERATURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34248363932     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264307300198     Document Type: Article

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