Family discord and proxy decision makers' end-of-life treatment decisions

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1109-1114

  Winter, Laraine ^a   Parks, Susan Mockus ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CUSTODY; DYING; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; GERIATRIC PATIENT; LONG TERM CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RELATIVE; TELECONSULTATION; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROXY; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 55549112867     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2008.0039     Document Type: Article

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