Section 8: Disease Management, Advance Directives, and End-of-Life Care in Heart Failure Education and Counseling

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

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ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART FAILURE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 77953608069     PISSN: 10719164     EISSN: 15328414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2010.05.017     Document Type: Article

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