Advance care planning: Putting an end to the agonizing perpetuation of a pointless debate

Onkologie(Czech Republic)

Volumn 36, Issue 7-8, 2013, Pages 395-396

  In Der Schmitten, Jürgen ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LAW; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; LIVING WILL; PATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVE ADHERENCE; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; GERMANY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; RIGHT TO DIE;

EID: 84882427113     PISSN: 0378584X     EISSN: 14230240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000354273     Document Type: Editorial

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