Current legal status of advance directives in the United States

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 116, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 420-426

  Rich, Ben A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance directive; Individual autonomy; Informed consent; Personal identity; Substituted judgment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORALITY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4344710402     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03040929     Document Type: Review

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