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AGS Position Statement: Making Medical Treatment Decisions for Unbefriended Older Adults
dc.contributor.authorFarrell, Timothy W.
dc.contributor.authorWidera, Eric
dc.contributor.authorRosenberg, Lisa
dc.contributor.authorRubin, Craig D.
dc.contributor.authorNaik, Aanand D.
dc.contributor.authorBraun, Ursula
dc.contributor.authorTorke, Alexia
dc.contributor.authorLi, Ina
dc.contributor.authorVitale, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorShega, Joseph
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-02T22:00:54Z
dc.date.available2018-03-01T16:43:50Zen
dc.date.issued2017-01
dc.identifier.citationFarrell, Timothy W.; Widera, Eric; Rosenberg, Lisa; Rubin, Craig D.; Naik, Aanand D.; Braun, Ursula; Torke, Alexia; Li, Ina; Vitale, Caroline; Shega, Joseph (2017). "AGS Position Statement: Making Medical Treatment Decisions for Unbefriended Older Adults." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 65(1): 14-15 (e1-e5).
dc.identifier.issn0002-8614
dc.identifier.issn1532-5415
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/135987
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.
dc.publisherAmerican Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging
dc.subject.othersubstituted judgment
dc.subject.otherbest interest
dc.subject.otherethics committee
dc.subject.otherposition statement
dc.subject.otherunbefriended
dc.subject.othercapacity assessment
dc.subject.othersurrogate decision maker
dc.titleAGS Position Statement: Making Medical Treatment Decisions for Unbefriended Older Adults
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.robotsIndexNoFollow
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelGeriatrics
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciences
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/135987/1/jgs14586_am.pdf
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/135987/2/jgs14586.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/jgs.14586
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of the American Geriatrics Society
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