Use of advance directives for nursing home residents in the emergency department

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 179-183

  Weinick, Robin M ^a   Wilcox, Susan R ^b   Park, Elyse R ^a   Griffey, Richard T ^c   Weissman, Joel S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance directives; Emergency departments; Nursing home patients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; NURSING HOME; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVE ADHERENCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DOCUMENTATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45549089577     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909108315512     Document Type: Article

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