A case study approach to investigating end-of-life decision making in an acute health service

Australian Health Review

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 93-97

  Tan, Heather M ^a   Lee, Susan F ^a   O'Connor, Margaret M ^a   Peters, Louise ^a   Komesaroff, Paul A ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

advance care plan

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874286735     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH11125     Document Type: Article

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