Decisions at the End of Life: Guided by Communities of Patients

Linda L. Emanuel; Ezekiel J. Emanuel

doi:10.2307/3562059

Decisions at the End of Life: Guided by Communities of Patients

Linda L. Emanuel^*, Ezekiel J. Emanuel

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To guide treatment decisions for incompetent patients who have no advance directives, health care institutions should look to the preferences of their own communities of patients. That is the best way to ensure that incompetent patients' wishes will be followed. 1993 The Hastings Center

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	6-14
Number of pages	9
Journal	Hastings Center Report
Volume	23
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/3562059
State	Published - 1993

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Health(social science)
Issues, ethics and legal aspects
Philosophy
Health Policy

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