The attitudes of physicians toward the new "dying patient act" enacted in Israel

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 361-365

  Bentur, Netta ^a,b  

^a MYERS JDC BROOKDALE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^b Myers JDC Brookdale Institute   (Israel)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; Advance directives; Barriers to implementation; Dying patient act; Living will

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; ISRAEL; LEGAL ASPECT; LIVING WILL; MENTAL CAPACITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TERMINAL CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ADVANCE DIRECTIVE ADHERENCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONSENT FORMS; DECISION MAKING; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JUDAISM; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PATIENT RIGHTS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL VALUES; TERMINAL CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 54249114418     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909108319266     Document Type: Article

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