title: Legal and practical reasons for incorporating advance directives into healthcare practice.
authors.affiliation: McGuireWoods Richmond, Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Nathan A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Kottkamp
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017046:Cost Savings; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D013727:Terminal Care; D014481:United States