Health care proxies: Whom do young old adults choose and why?

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 180-194

  Carr, Deborah ^a   Khodyakov, Dmitry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34250872720     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002214650704800206     Document Type: Article

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