Advance patient directives: preserving consumer choice.
In the first of three articles, the authors discuss the public policy issues addressed by advance patient directives, including the Cruzan case and decision-making standards for incompetent patients.
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Department of Health Administration, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos 78668.
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Nelson
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