The relationship between ethnicity and advance directives in a frail older population

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 938-943

  Eleazer, G Paul ^a,f   Hornung, Carlton A ^a   Egbert, Carolyn B ^a   Egbert, John R ^b   Eng, Catherine ^c   Hedgepeth, Jennifer ^a   McCann, Robert ^d   Strothers III, Harry ^a   Sapir, Marc ^e   Wei, Ming ^a   Wilson, Malissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Palmetto SeniorCare   (United States)

^c On Lok Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^e Center for Elders' Independence   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 9444236146     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb01864.x     Document Type: Article

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