Surrogate decision making: Special issues in geriatric psychiatry

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 454-457

  Cohen, Carole A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision making; Personal care; Surrogate

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; ETHICS; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FRIEND; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOGNITION; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 4043179683     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370404900706     Document Type: Review

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