End-of-life decision making
- 1 September 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of General Internal Medicine
- Vol. 15 (9) , 620-625
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1497.2000.06289.x
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To identify the desired features of end-of-life medical decision making from the perspective of elderly individuals. DESIGN:Qualitative study using in-depth interviews and analysis from a...Keywords
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