Advance care planning and end-of-life care

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 195, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 435-436

  Silvester, William ^a   Detering, Karen ^a  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; TERMINAL CARE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; PATIENT PARTICIPATION;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84555208609     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja11.10913     Document Type: Article

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