Journal article
Advance directives: the views of health care professionals.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study examined the views and experiences of 20 physicians and 20 nurses at a major Canadian teaching hospital regarding the use of advance directives in clinical care.
DESIGN: The participants were purposively drawn from four clinical specialties: family and community medicine, oncology, intensive care and geriatrics. Detailed interviews were conducted in person. Content analysis was used to code the data, which were further …
Authors
Kelner M; Bourgeault IL; Hébert PC; Dunn EV
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 148, No. 8, pp. 1331–1338
Publication Date
April 15, 1993
ISSN
0820-3946