Socially and temporally extended end-of-life decision-making process for dementia patients

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 339-343

  Muramoto, Osamu ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LIVING WILL; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; PATIENT RIGHT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TERMINAL CARE;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PATIENT RIGHTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 79958828594     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2010.038950     Document Type: Article

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