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Advance Directives

Known as: Advance Directive, Directive, Advance, Directives, Advance 
A legal document that states the treatment or care a person wishes to receive or not receive if he or she becomes unable to make medical decisions… 
National Institutes of Health

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2005
2005
From advance directives to advance care planning: current legal status, ethical rationales and a new research agenda
Abstract 
2003
2003
Advance Directives and Patient-Physician Communication
ADVANCE DIRECTIVES PROVIDE A LEGAL MEANS FOR PATIENTS to state treatment preferences in advance, should they later become unable… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Advance directives and dementia.
Since the 1990 Patient Self-Determination Act, increasing numbers of adults are completing advance directives (ADs), but… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
The patient self-determination act and advance directive completion in nursing homes.
OBJECTIVES To assess the prevalence of advance directives among nursing home residents before and after passage of the Patient… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Advance directives and withdrawal of dialysis in the United States, Germany, and Japan.
OBJECTIVE To determine the role of advance directives in decisions to withdraw chronic dialysis in the United States, Germany… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Factors promoting completion of advance directives in the hospital.
BACKGROUND The 1991 Patient Self-Determination Act required health care providers to give patients information about advance… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Families' roles in advance directives.
In general, a presumption in favor of families for surrogate decisionmaking exists in law and in some ethical argument. Although… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
A preliminary investigation of opinions and behaviors regarding advance directives for medical care.
BACKGROUND Advance directives are a means of promoting patient autonomy in end-of-life decisions but are used infrequently. A… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Beyond advance directives--health care surrogate laws.
Encouraging patients to execute advance directives is a worthy goal. Although such documents are certainly not perfect and may in… 
1991
1991
Trumping Advance Directives
When, if ever, should a patient's advance directive not be followed? Since it is widely accepted that a competent patient's… 
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