Promoting advance planning for health care and research among older adults: A randomized controlled trial

BMC Medical Ethics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Bravo, Gina ^a,b   Arcand, Marcel ^a,b   Blanchette, Danièle ^b,c   Boire Lavigne, Anne Marie ^a   Dubois, Marie France ^a,b   Guay, Maryse ^a   Hottin, Paule ^a   Lane, Julie ^a,b   Lauzon, Judith ^d   Bellemare, Suzanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSTODY; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHING;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CANADA; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PROXY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING;

EID: 84855379169     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6939-13-1     Document Type: Article

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