Patient preferences in instructional advance directives

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 555-562

  Abbo, Elmer D ^a   Sobotka, Sarah ^b   Meltzer, David O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYDRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TERMINAL DISEASE;

ADULT; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 43049115366     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2007.0255     Document Type: Article

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