Advance directive discussions do not lead to death

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 400-401

  Fischer, Stacy ^a   Min, Sung Joon ^a   Kutner, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION; DEATH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LETTER; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ADULT; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; POLITICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75749122657     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02698.x     Document Type: Letter

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