Content of advance directives for individuals with advanced dementia

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 583-596

  Triplett, Patrick ^a   Black, Betty S ^a   Phillips, Hilary ^b   Richardson Fahrendorf, Sarah ^c   Schwartz, Jack ^d   Angelino, Andrew F ^a   Anderson, Danielle ^b   Rabins, Peter V ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b AEGON Direct Marketing Services ^*

^c Aegon   (Netherlands)

^d Maryland Attorney General's Office

Author keywords

End of life; End stage dementia; Health care decisions; Living will; Treatment preferences

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PAIN; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; RESIDENT; REVIEW;

EID: 46749157897     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264308317822     Document Type: Review

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