The development of advance care directives in New South Wales

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL.1, 2005, Pages

  Squires, Barbara ^a   Barr, Felicity ^b  

^a Australian Association of Gerontology   (Australia)

^b Australian Association of Gerontology (NSW)   (Australia)

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EID: 34248599624     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2005.00097.x     Document Type: Article

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