Attitudes of demented and non-demented Chinese elderly subjects towards end-of-life decision making

Hong Kong Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 45-49

  Lee, J S W ^a   Lam, Linda C W ^a   Tang, C S H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aged; Attitude to death; Decision making; Dementia

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYING; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34347386522     PISSN: 10262121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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