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Continuing implementation of the Patient Self-Determination Act in nursing homes
— challenges, opportunities, and expectations | | Author(s) | Leslie Walker, Barbara Blechner |
| Journal title | Generations,, Winter 1995-1996 |
| Publisher | American Society on Aging, Winter 1995-1996 |
| Pages | pp 73-77 |
| Keywords | Patients ; Rights [elderly] ; Law ; Nursing homes. |
| Annotation | Briefly summarises the history of the Act and the concept of autonomy, and discusses challenges to implementing the law, which gives patients a right to informed consent and a right to accept or reject medical treatment. |
| Accession Number | CPA-960304014 A |
| Classmark | LF: IKR: VR: LHB |
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