Advance care planning: Will it work in diseases other than cancer?

European Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 208-263

  Stevens, Irene ^a   Whyte, Fiona ^b  

^a St Vincent's Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^b MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80855128871     PISSN: 13522779     EISSN: 14790793     Source Type: Journal    
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