Nontraditional Surrogate Decision Makers for Hospitalized Older Adults
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Communicating with clinicians: the experiences of surrogate decision-makers for hospitalized older adults.
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Care
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0025-7079
DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000890