Decision-making capacity and communication about care of older people during their last three months of life
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Limited decision-making capacity (DMC) of older people affects their abilities to communicate about their preferences regarding end-of-life care. In an advance directive (AD) people can write down preferences for (non)treatment or ap...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2013-01-01
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Series: | BMC Palliative Care |
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Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-684X/12/1 |