living wills
- Subj. Area:
- II Society, Politics, Economics, Law, Education, Media
- Ger:
- Patientenverfügung
- Fr:
- testament de vie
- SN:
- Written, witnessed declarations in which persons request that if they become disabled beyond reasonable expectation of recovery, they be allowed to die rather than be kept alive by extraordinary means (Bioethics/MeSH-2005)
- RT:
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allowing to die
authorisation
donor cards
euthanasia
foregoing treatment
hospice care
patient autonomy
patients
physician-patient relationship
prolongation of life
quality of life
resuscitation orders
right to die
termination of treatment
- Conc:
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B: Living wills
E: living wills
I: testament de vie
M: Living Wills (D016224)
