Making living wills and health care proxies more useful

Joanne Lynn, Steven H. Miles, Robert Olick

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Abstract

Many patients wait for their physicians to raise the subject of living wills and durable powers of attorney. How can you initiate the dialogue? What do you need to know to make sure patients get the care they prefer when they can no longer speak for themselves?

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)181-192
Number of pages12
JournalPatient Care
Volume32
Issue number9
StatePublished - May 15 1998
Externally publishedYes

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