Physicians’ Decision-Making in Incompetent Elderly Patients: A Comparative Study Between Austria, Germany (East, West), and Sweden
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- 1 July 1999
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Elsevier in International Psychogeriatrics
- Vol. 11 (3) , 313-324
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