End-of-life decisions, powers of attorney, and advance directives;Entscheidungen am lebensende, vorsorgevollmacht und patientenverfügung

Nervenarzt

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 729-739

  Jox, R J ^a   Hessler H J ^b   Borasio, G D ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Justiz   (Germany)

Author keywords

Advance directive; Changing the goal treatment; Palliative care; Power of attorney; Withdrawal of life sustaining treatment

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LAW; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POWER OF ATTORNEY; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVE ADHERENCE; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; GERMANY; INFORMED CONSENT; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TERMINAL CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 44949107165     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00115-008-2451-0     Document Type: Review

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