What do Canadians think of advanced care planning? Findings from an online opinion poll

BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 40-47

  Teixeira, Ana A ^a   Hanvey, Louise ^b   Tayler, Carolyn ^c   Barwich, Doris ^c,d   Baxter, Sharon ^b   Heyland, Daren K ^a,e  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Canadian Hospice and Palliative Care Association   (Canada)

^c FRASER HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930511362     PISSN: 2045435X     EISSN: 20454368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2013-000473     Document Type: Article

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