Advance Health Care Directives: A Handbook for Professionals
- ISBN-10
- 159031008X
- ISBN-13
- 9781590310083
- Category
- Advance directives (Medical care)
- Pages
- 351
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- American Bar Association
- Authors
- Carol Krohm, Scott K. Summers
Description
This volume deals with the difficult and sensitive issues faced by lawyers, doctors, nurses, clerics, and spiritual advisors in helping clients and patients plan, write, execute, and implement personal contingency plans for health-care decision-making.
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