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Patients' willingness to accept life-sustaining treatment when the expected outcome is a diminished mental health state
 — an exploratory study
Author(s)Dennis J Mazur, Jon F Merz
Journal titleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 44, no 5, May 1996
Pagespp 565-568
KeywordsMedical care ; Terminal care ; Cognitive processes ; Attitude ; United States of America.
AnnotationPresents findings from a study which assessed patients' willingness to accept intubation and ventilatory support when the expected outcome could be impaired cognitive function, such as diminished memory and problems speaking and writing clearly.
Accession NumberCPA-960617035 A
ClassmarkLK: LV: DA: DP: 7T

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