Revista clínica española
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Revista clínica española · Aug 2014
Characteristics and use of advance directives in a tertiary hospital. Period 2001-2011.
To evaluate the characeristics of patients who provide written advance directives and their use in healthcare practice. ⋯ The number of registered advance directives is low; they do not interfere in the care process, and the documents are considered in the final decisions of life.