Title
Advance care planning: rights and responsibilities
Document Type
Article
Publication details
Cartwright, CM 2006, 'Advance Care Planning: rights and responsibilities', Australian Health Consumer, vol. 2005-06, no. 2, pp. 5-6.
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Peer-Reviewed
Abstract
Advance care planning allows competent patients to record their wishes for treatment they would or would not want if, at some future time, they are no longer competent. The purpose of advance directives and legislation affecting end-of-life issues are discussed.