title: The advanced directive: a fundamental communication.
authors.affiliation: Ambulatory Surgery, PACU, and Pain Management, Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, CT, USA. sbcpan@aol.com
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barnes
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D019727:Proxy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States