Geriatric Nursing
Volume 27, Issue 4 , Pages 222-227 , July 2006

Nurses’ Advance Care Planning Communication: An Investigation

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doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2006.03.004

Geriatric Nursing
Volume 27, Issue 4 , Pages 222-227 , July 2006

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