Factors That Influence Elders' Decisions to Formulate Advance Directives

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 21-39

  Moore, Crystal Dea ^a   Sherman, Susan R ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance directives; End of life decision making; Religiosity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937183220     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v31n01_03     Document Type: Article

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