Advance care planning in the USA and UK: A comparative analysis of policy, implementation and the social work role

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 233-248

  Stein, Gary L ^a   Fineberg, Iris Cohen ^b  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; end of life care; health care decision making; social work; United Kingdom; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875166777     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bct013     Document Type: Article

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