Use of the physician orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLST) paradigm program in the hospice setting

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-141

  Hickman, Susan E ^a,e   Nelson, Christine A ^a   Moss, Alvin H ^b   Hammes, Bernard J ^c   Terwilliger, Allison ^a   Jackson, Ann ^d   Tolle, Susan W ^e  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c GUNDERSEN LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Oregon Hospice Association   (United States)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEEDING APPARATUS; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUBATION; RELIABILITY; RESUSCITATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; OREGON; TERMINAL CARE; WEST VIRGINIA; WISCONSIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60049098675     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2008.0196     Document Type: Article

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