IMPLEMENTING THE MOLST (MEDICAL ORDERS FOR LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENTS): CHALLENGES FACED BY NURSING HOME STAFF
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Life-Sustaining Medical Treatments
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عنوان ژورنال: Innovation in Aging
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2399-5300
DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.3254