Do geriatricians practice what they preach?: Geriatricians' personal establishment of advance directives

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-74

  Lester, Paula E ^a   Sykora, Alzbeta ^a,b   Wolf Klein, Gisele P ^c,d   Pekmezaris, Renee ^c,d,e   Auerbach, Charles ^d   Feuerman, Martin ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Northwell Health   (United States)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e The Krasnoff Quality Management Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance directives; End of life care; Ethics; Geriatrician

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RELIGION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 60749099795     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701960802690290     Document Type: Article

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