Treatment choices in life threatening illness: Attitudes and preferences of elderly Australian Veterans and War Widows

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 178-184

  Barr, Felicity ^a   Graham, Sara ^b   Ireland, Anthony W ^c  

^a Department of Veterans' Affairs ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Adviser in Palliative Care   (Australia)

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EID: 34247445255     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2002.tb00444.x     Document Type: Article

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