Advance care planning for people with dementia: Benefits and challenges

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 227-234

  Dempsey, Debbie ^a  

^a Wigan and Leigh Hospice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Best interests; Capacity; Dementia; Planning; Preferences; Respect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879957204     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2013.19.5.227     Document Type: Review

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