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Advance directives and living wills.

Abstract

Under certain circumstances, living wills or advance directives may carry legal force in the UK. This paper traces the development of advance directives, clarifies their current legal position and discusses potential problems with their use. Case histories are used to illustrate some of the common dilemmas which doctors may face.

Keywords: Death and Euthanasia; Legal Approach

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Year: 1998 PMID： 9640440 PMCID： PMC2360827 DOI： 10.1136/pgmj.74.869.151

Source DB: PubMed Journal: Postgrad Med J ISSN： 0032-5473 Impact factor: 2.401

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1. Betting your life: an argument against certain advance directives.

Authors: C J Ryan
Journal: J Med Ethics Date: 1996-04 Impact factor: 2.903

2. Living wills put on statutory footing.

Authors: C Dyer
Journal: BMJ Date: 1998-01-03

3. Living wills do have legal effect provided certain criteria are met.

Authors: S Luttrell
Journal: BMJ Date: 1996-11-02

4. Forsaking the spirit for the letter of law: advance directives in nursing homes.

Authors: T F Ackerman
Journal: J Am Geriatr Soc Date: 1997-01 Impact factor: 5.562

Review 5. Discussing cardiopulmonary resuscitation with patients and relatives.

Authors: K Stewart
Journal: Postgrad Med J Date: 1995-10 Impact factor: 2.401

6. Advance directives.

Authors: L Doyal
Journal: BMJ Date: 1995-03-11

7. Resuscitating the elderly: what do the patients want?

Authors: P Bruce-Jones; H Roberts; L Bowker; V Cooney
Journal: J Med Ethics Date: 1996-06 Impact factor: 2.903

8. Remembrance of conversations past: oral advance statements about medical treatment.

Authors: A Sommerville
Journal: BMJ Date: 1995-06-24

9. Do-not-resuscitate orders for critically ill patients in the hospital. How are they used and what is their impact?

Authors: S E Bedell; D Pelle; P L Maher; P D Cleary
Journal: JAMA Date: 1986-07-11 Impact factor: 56.272

10. Limiting risks by curtailing rights: a response to Dr Ryan.

Authors: S Luttrell; A Sommerville
Journal: J Med Ethics Date: 1996-04 Impact factor: 2.903

1 in total

1. Advance directives and end-of-life care: knowledge and preferences of patients with brain Tumours from Anhui, China.

Authors: Yixin Wang; Yongkang Zhang; Yang Hong; Ping Zeng; Zongtao Hu; Xiuli Xu; Hongzhi Wang
Journal: BMC Cancer Date: 2021-01-05 Impact factor: 4.430

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