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Advance Directives
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Advance Directive
, Directive, Advance
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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…
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2012
2012
Self-determination, dignity and end-of-life care : regulating advance directives in international and comparative perspective
S. Negri
2012
Corpus ID: 68704630
Foreword, Roberto Andorno Editor's Preface, Stefania Negri I. PERSPECTIVES OF INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN LAW ON DIGNITY AND SELF…
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2000
2000
TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATING SENIORS ABOUT ADVANCE DIRECTIVES
D. W. Molloy
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A. Stiller
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Rosalie Russo
2000
Corpus ID: 74504072
Advances in medical technology are changing the lives of older adults in both positive and negative ways. Health care…
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1995
1995
Attitudes of dialysis patients and caregivers regarding advance directives.
L. D. Perry
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D. Nicholas
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A. Molzahn
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J. Dossetor
ANNA journal
1995
Corpus ID: 2740163
OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to describe and compare the attitudes of dialysis patients, their relatives/friends…
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Review
1995
Review
1995
Use of advance directives: a survey in three clinics.
M. A. Gilligan
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N. Jensen
Wisconsin Medical Journal
1995
Corpus ID: 25359609
Advance directives (ADs) are instructions from patients to their physician and family regarding their wishes for medical care in…
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1994
1994
A new predicament for physicians: the concept of medical futility, the physician's obligation to render inappropriate treatment, and the interplay of the medical standard of care.
E. Levine
Journal of Law and Health
1994
Corpus ID: 21505336
1993
1993
Advance Directives and the Pursuit of Death with Dignity
N. Cantor
1993
Corpus ID: 70372751
INTRODUCTION: ON RESTRAINING LIFE-PRESERVING MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY 1. The Bounds of Autonomy for Competent Medical Patients 2…
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1993
1993
Advance directives for voluntary euthanasia: a volatile combination?
L. Francis
Journal of Medicine and Philosophy
1993
Corpus ID: 41353132
Defenders of patient autonomy have successfully supported the legal adoption of advance directives. More recently, some defenders…
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1993
1993
Effect of an educational program on medical students’ conversations with patients about advance directives
Jerome M. Creenberg
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Bruce H. Dobun
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D. Shapiro
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L. Linn
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N. Wenger
Journal of general internal medicine
1993
Corpus ID: 10557732
Advance directives, such as the durable power of attorney for health care (DPAHC), help patients and physicians make end-of-life…
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1993
1993
Planning for Uncertainty: A Guide to Living Wills and Other Advance Directives for Health Care
D. J. Doukas
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W. Reichel
1993
Corpus ID: 68521223
Most of us are uncomfortable with thoughts of our own death or serious illness- and so we put off making decisions that could…
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1986
1986
Advance directives in family practice.
K. W. Davidson
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R. Moseley
Journal of Family Practice
1986
Corpus ID: 1260374
Advance directives have emerged in medicine as an important method by which patients can express future treatment wishes. The…
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