Brief report: Advance care planning: Should we be discussing it with our patients?

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 89-91

  Mador, Julie ^a,b  

^a Lisrnore Base Hospital Lisrnore ^*

^b REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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EID: 74549118482     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2001.tb00360.x     Document Type: Article

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