Advance directives: Do they work?

Linda Leah Emanuel

doi:10.1016/0735-1097(94)00339-R

Advance directives: Do they work?

Linda Leah Emanuel^*

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Medicine, General Medicine Division

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Abstract

Advance directives have been widely endorsed, and empiric work has taken place that can aid clinicians in the appropriate use of validated documents. This report reviews philosophic and methodologic issues and offers practical illustrations. Despite the evidence that advance directives can work, there are serious barriers to their actual use. Therfore, these barriers are evaluated and potential solutions suggested.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	35-38
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Volume	25
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0735-1097(94)00339-R
State	Published - Jan 1995

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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