What do adolescents want? An exploratory study regarding end-of-life decision-making

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 529.e1-529.e6

  Lyon, Maureen E ^a   Mccabe, Mary Ann ^a   Patel, Kantilal M ^a   D'Angelo, Lawrence J ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Chronic illness; Decision making; End of Life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 9644302424     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.02.009     Document Type: Article

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