End-of-life decision-making among African Americans with serious illness

<p> African Americans&rsquo; tendency to choose life-prolonging treatments (LPT) over comfort focused care (CFC) at end-of-life is well documented but poorly understood. There is minimal knowledge about African American (AA) perceptions of decisions to continue or discontinue LPT. The pu...

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Main Author: Smith-Howell, Esther Renee
Language:EN
Published: Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis 2015
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