Advance directives for the elderly: a survey.
In 1991, the New Jersey Legislature passed the New Jersey Advance Directives for Health Care Act. We surveyed the elderly about their knowledge and interest in advance directives, their preferences regarding end-of-life care, and whether their physicians discuss these matters.
Damato
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Department of Medicine, Jersey City Medical Center, NJ 07304.
Reddy
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TK
Rusche
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Ramakrishna
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Christoffersen
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Getsos
J
J
Feinsod
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Reisner
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Costa
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McCreath
J
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D016223:Advance Directives; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology; D032882:Comprehension; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011996:Records; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires