Accuracy of a decision aid for advance care planning: Simulated end-of-life decision making

Journal of Clinical Ethics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 223-238

  Levi, Benjamin H ^a   Heverley, Steven R ^a   Green, Michael J ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PILOT PROJECTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 84855537401     PISSN: 10467890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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