Advance Care Planning for the end of life: An overview

Advance Care Planning in End of Life Care

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Seymour, Jane ^a,b   Horne, Gillian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c Rowcroft Hospice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; Death; England; Medical care; Medical technology; Prolonging life

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920921804     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199561636.003.0002     Document Type: Chapter

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