Family factors in end-of-life decision-making: Family conflict and proxy relationship

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 179-184

  Parks, Susan Mockus ^a   Winter, Laraine ^b   Santana, Abbie J ^a   Parker, Barbara ^b   Diamond, James J ^a   Rose, Molly ^b   Myers, Ronald E ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CUSTODY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY INTERACTION; FAMILY RELATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPOUSE; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DECISION MAKING; FAMILY RELATIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; PROXY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 79951717103     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2010.0353     Document Type: Article

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