Conversations about care wishes can ease acute, stressful situations.
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Honoring Choices Wisconsin was launched. “We saw that some of the best work around this issue was being done right in our backyard,” said George M. Lange, MD, FACP, the Society’s immediate past president. “Respecting Choices® and the greater La Crosse community serve as a model for advance care planning, and we are honored to partner with them to bring their remarkable work to other parts of our state.”
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin
دوره 111 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012