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Advanced proposals to improve advanced directives in Portugal
| Resumo: | This article describes the current state of Advance Directives (living wills and/or attorney health care in the event of inability to express one) in Portugal. It investigates the reasons for the low number of registered advance directives and proposes two ways to increase citizens' adherence: Setting up a counselling in the national health system and the standard form. |
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| Autores principais: | Macedo, João Carlos Gama Martins |
| Assunto: | Advance directives Living will Attorney health care Counselling Proposal form |
| Ano: | 2022 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | capítulo de livro |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade do Minho |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho |
| Resumo: | This article describes the current state of Advance Directives (living wills and/or attorney health care in the event of inability to express one) in Portugal. It investigates the reasons for the low number of registered advance directives and proposes two ways to increase citizens' adherence: Setting up a counselling in the national health system and the standard form. |
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