Do values matter?: An analysis of advance directives for medical treatment

European Sociological Review

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 405-430

  Hechter, Michael ^a   Ranger Moore, James ^b   Jasso, Guillermina ^c   Horne, Christine ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033235489     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.esr.a018273     Document Type: Article

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