Difficult but necessary conversations-the case for advance care planning

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 199, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 662-666

  Scott, Ian A ^a   Mitchell, Geoffrey K ^b   Reymond, Elizabeth J ^c   Daly, Michael P ^c  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c METRO SOUTH HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PATIENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONVERSATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84887629206     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.10158     Document Type: Article

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