title: The growing importance of advance medical directives.
authors.affiliation: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Thaddeus A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Hoffmeister
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D035082:Federal Government; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019726:Patient Self-Determination Act; D011640:Public Policy; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States