How do Americans want to die? A factorial vignette survey of public attitudes about end-of-life medical decision-making

Social Science Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-120

  Denk, Charles E ^a   Benson, John M ^b   Fletcher, John C ^b   Reigel, Tina M ^b  

^a MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031093077     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ssre.1996.0587     Document Type: Article

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