An economic model of advance care planning in Australia: a cost-effective way to respect patient choice
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An economic model of advance care planning in Australia: a cost-effective way to respect patient choice
BACKGROUND Advance care planning (ACP) is a process of planning for future health and personal care. A person's values and preferences are made known so that they can guide decision making at a future time when that person cannot make or communicate his or her decisions. This is particularly relevant for people with dementia because their ability to make decisions progressively deteriorates ove...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Health Services Research
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1472-6963
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-017-2748-4