Advance care planning along the continuum

Case Manager

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 68-72

  Bomba, Patricia A ^a  

^a Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONG TERM CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 16844363733     PISSN: 10619259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.casemgr.2005.01.015     Document Type: Article

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