Kohut N, Singer P A
Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto.
Can Fam Physician. 1993 May;39:1087-93.
Family physicians can play an important role in helping patients and their families to discuss life-sustaining treatments and to complete advance directives. This article reviews the legal status of, and empirical studies on, advance directives and addresses some important clinical questions about their use relevant to family practice.
家庭医生在帮助患者及其家属讨论维持生命的治疗方法以及完成预先指示方面可以发挥重要作用。本文回顾了预先指示的法律地位和实证研究,并探讨了一些与家庭医疗相关的关于其使用的重要临床问题。