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Life values, resuscitation preferences, and the applicability of living wills on an older population
Author(s)Ronald S Schonwetter, Robert M Walker, Marcy Solomon, Alka Indurkhya
Journal titleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 44, no 8, August 1996
Pagespp 954-958
KeywordsWills [legal services] ; Rights [elderly] ; Medical care ; Life satisfaction ; United States of America.
AnnotationIn this study, subjects misinterpreted the applicability of living wills in cases of non-terminal illness. A relationship between life values and resuscitation preferences was noted, which emphasises the importance of finding out and including life values when discussing advance directives.
Accession NumberCPA-961017002 A
ClassmarkJV:VTH: IKR: LK: F:5HH: 7T

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