Readability of state-sponsored advance directive forms in the United States: A cross sectional study

BMC Medical Ethics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Mueller, Luke A ^a   Reid, Kevin I ^a   Mueller, Paul S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONFIDENTIALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; COMPREHENSION; CONFIDENTIALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951114593     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6939-11-6     Document Type: Article

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