Health literacy not race predicts end-of-life care preferences

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 754-762

  Volandes, Angelo E ^a   Paasche Orlow, Michael ^b   Gillick, Muriel R ^c   Cook, E F ^d   Shaykevich, Shimon ^d   Abbo, Elmer D ^e   Lehmann, Lisa ^f  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; DYING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RACE DIFFERENCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VIDEORECORDING;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 46349091328     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2007.0224     Document Type: Article

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