Two steps forward, one step back: Advance care planning, Australian regulatory frameworks and the Australian Medical Association

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 637-643

  Parker, M ^a   Stewart, C ^b   Willmott, L ^c   Cartwright, C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; Advance health directives; Australian Medical Association; Enduring power of attorney; Good medical practice; Patient autonomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; PATIENT RIGHTS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 34547866465     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2007.01437.x     Document Type: Article

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