Non-response in a survey of physicians on end-of-life care for the elderly

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Kühne, Franziska ^a   Behmann, Mareike ^a   Bisson, Susanne ^a   Walter, Ulla ^a   Schneider, Nils ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

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EID: 80053381621     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-367     Document Type: Article

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