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Long-term care facility policies on life-sustaining treatments and advance directives in Canada | Author(s) | N Choudhry, J Ma, I Rasooly, P Singer |
Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 42, no 11, November 1994 |
Pages | pp 1150-1153 |
Keywords | Medical care ; Euthanasia ; Nursing homes ; Hospital services ; Canada. |
Annotation | Describes the prevalence and content of policies regarding the use of life-sustaining treatments, such as CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and transfer to acute hospitals. Concludes that one third of long-term care institutions have policies outlining when not to use such treatments. |
Accession Number | CPA-941220010 A |
Classmark | LK: CY: LHB: LD: 7S |
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