Advancing an advance directive debate

Bioethics

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 423-430

  Buford, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance directive; Buchanan; Dresser; Personal identity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LIVING WILL; MENTAL CAPACITY; PERSONHOOD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVE ADHERENCE; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONHOOD;

EID: 51349134944     PISSN: 02699702     EISSN: 14678519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2008.00667.x     Document Type: Article

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