The advance directive - A review

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 411-418

  Hong, C Y ^a   Goh, L G ^a   Lee, H P ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Advance directive; Review

Indexed keywords

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LIVING WILL; REVIEW;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; HUMANS;

EID: 0030203925     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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