Health advance directives, policy and clinical practice: A perspective on the synergy of an effective advance care planning framework

Australian Health Review

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 80-88

  Seal, Marion ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; LIVING WILL; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVE ADHERENCE; AUSTRALIA; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 77951900279     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH09784     Document Type: Article

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