Experience of advance directives in a hospice center

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 151-154

  Kong, Bong Han ^a   An, Ho Jung ^a   Kim, Hyun Seon ^a   Ha, So Young ^a   Kim, Il Kyu ^a   Lee, Jung Eun ^a   Park, Youn Jung ^a   Kang, Yi Jin ^a   Kim, Young Rye ^a   Kim, Hoon Kyo ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Advance directives; Hospice care; Neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TERMINAL CARE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84951294201     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2015.30.2.151     Document Type: Article

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