Oregon's lessons for improving advance care planning

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1574-1575

  Lorenz, Karl A ^a,b   Lynn, Joanne ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Washington Home Ctr Palliative C   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; LIVING WILL; LONG TERM CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; SOCIAL WORKER;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOMES; OREGON; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 4444307673     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52426.x     Document Type: Editorial

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