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Advance directives: older adults with dementia.

M D Mezey1, E L Mitty, M M Bottrell, G C Ramsey, T Fisher.   

Abstract

The benefits and risks for older adults with dementia executing advance directives are discussed. Salient issues related to decision-specific capacity and models for advance planning and end-of-life decisions by cognitively impaired older adults are presented.

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Year:  2000        PMID： 10783428     DOI： 10.1016/s0749-0690(05)70056-2

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Clin Geriatr Med        ISSN： 0749-0690            Impact factor:   3.076


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