Actual and perceived gender differences in the accuracy of surrogate decisions about life-sustaining medical treatment among older spouses

Death Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 273-290

  Zettel Watson, Laura ^a   Ditto, Peter H ^b   Danks, Joseph H ^c   Smucker, William D ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CUSTODY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; PROXY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SPOUSES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41549135179     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180701881230     Document Type: Article

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