Advance directives: Sometimes necessary but rarely sufficient

JAMA Oncology

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 609-610

  Fisch, Michael J ^a  

^a AIM Specialty Health   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASMS; TERMINAL CARE; UTILIZATION;

FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84989803750     PISSN: 23742437     EISSN: 23742445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.2074     Document Type: Note

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