The influence of physician race, age, and gender on physician attitudes toward advance care directives and preferences for end-of-life decision-maki

The influence of physician race, age, and gender on physician attitudes toward advance care directives and preferences for end-of-life decision-maki

To determine whether physicians' preferences for end-of-life decision-making differ between blacks and whites in the same pattern as patient preferences, with blacks being more likely than whites to prefer life-prolonging treatments.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) 1999-05, Vol.47 (5), p.579
Hauptverfasser: Mebane, Eric W, Oman, Roy F, Kroonen, Leo T, Goldstein, Mary K
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Attitudes
Effects
Life support systems
Physicians
Right to die
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Zusammenfassung:To determine whether physicians' preferences for end-of-life decision-making differ between blacks and whites in the same pattern as patient preferences, with blacks being more likely than whites to prefer life-prolonging treatments.
ISSN:0002-8614
1532-5415