Pfirstinger, Jochen, Kattner, Daniel, Edinger, Matthias, Andreesen, Reinhard and Vogelhuber, Martin (2014) The Impact of a Tumor Diagnosis on Patients' Attitudes toward Advance Directives. Oncology 87, pp. 246-256.
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Abstract
Background: Although advance care planning and the completion of advance directives (ADs) are important tools to avoid unwanted aggressive care once patients have lost their decision-making capacity, only a minority of cancer patients are admitted with completed ADs, and little is known about patients' wishes regarding AD consultations. Methods: For 1 year, every new patient admitted to the ...
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| Item type: | Article | ||||
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| Date: | 2014 | ||||
| Additional Information (public): | OA-Komponente aus Allianzlizenz | ||||
| Institutions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin III (Hämatologie und Internistische Onkologie) | ||||
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| Keywords: | Advance directives, Tumor diagnosis, Patient autonomy | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine | ||||
| Status: | Published | ||||
| Refereed: | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg: | Yes | ||||
| Item ID: | 40773 |
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