Completion of advance directives among U.S. consumers

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 65-70

  Rao, Jaya K ^a   Anderson, Lynda A ^c,d   Lin, Feng Chang ^b   Laux, Jeffrey P ^b  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c Healthy Aging Program   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LIVING WILL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STATUS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890829786     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.09.008     Document Type: Article

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