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Advance Directives
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Overviews
- Specific Conditions
- Related Issues
- Research
- Organizations
- Law and Policy
From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Advance Directives (National Cancer Institute)
Overviews
- Overviews
- Advance Care Planning: Medical Care at the End of Life (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Advance Directives: Make Your Medical Care Wishes Known (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Decisions About End-of-Life Care (American Medical Association)
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Insurance, Legal Issues and Advance Directives (American Heart Association)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Communicating Your End-of-Life Wishes (National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization) - Links to PDF
Research
- Research
- Advance Care Planning: Preferences for Care at the End of Life (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Advance Directives Found Key to Reducing Stress for Families of Hospitalized Patients at the End of Life (National Institute of Nursing Research)
- Do Living Wills Affect the Setting Where People Die in the United States? (American College of Physicians)
Law and Policy
- Law and Policy
- Advance Care Planning: Guidance for Proxies (American Medical Association)
- Advance Directives: Living Wills and Health Care Powers of Attorney (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)