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DIRECTIVE MEDICALE ANTICIPEE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Health Law
  • Business and Administrative Documents
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
DEF

advance medical directives: Instructions a capable person gives in writing or otherwise concerning decisions to make on his care in the event he is no longer able to make such decisions.

OBS

advance medical directive; advance directive: terms usually used in the plural.

PHR

valid advance directives

Key term(s)
  • advance medical directives
  • advance directives

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la santé
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
DEF

directives médicales anticipées : Instructions que donne une personne apte, par écrit ou autrement, sur les décisions à prendre en matière de soins dans l'éventualité où elle ne serait plus en mesure de les prendre elle-même.

OBS

directive médicale anticipée; directive préalable : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

PHR

directives préalables valides

Key term(s)
  • directives médicales anticipées
  • directives préalables

Spanish

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