The Australian experience of advance directives and possible future directions

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL.1, 2005, Pages

  Stewart, Cameron ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 33846131654     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2005.00099.x     Document Type: Article

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