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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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2003
2003
ADVANCE DIRECTIVES PROVIDE A LEGAL MEANS FOR PATIENTS to state treatment preferences in advance, should they later become unable… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Since the 1990 Patient Self-Determination Act, increasing numbers of adults are completing advance directives (ADs), but… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
OBJECTIVES To assess the prevalence of advance directives among nursing home residents before and after passage of the Patient… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
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
BACKGROUND The 1991 Patient Self-Determination Act required health care providers to give patients information about advance… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
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
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
Encouraging patients to execute advance directives is a worthy goal. Although such documents are certainly not perfect and may in… 
1991
1991
When, if ever, should a patient's advance directive not be followed? Since it is widely accepted that a competent patient's…