The meaning of advance directives in the lives of people with advanced long term conditions
Background: Socio demographic and epidemiological change, together with the availability of medical technology, may prolong the process of dying. Antecedent control over end-of-life care (EoLC) may be sought by making an advance directive (AD). This option has been legalised in some countries includ...
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University of Nottingham
2014
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.625534 |