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Empirical Studies

Experiences of caregivers desiring to refuse life-prolonging treatment for their elderly parents at the end of life

Yuki Mauraa Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Konan Women’s University, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan;b Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mariko Yamamotob Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, JapanView further author information
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Tomoko Tamakib Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan;c Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Mukogawa Women’s University, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, JapanView further author information
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Ryo Odachib Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan;d Department of Nursing and Laboratory Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, JapanView further author information
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Mikiko Itoe Department of Nursing, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, JapanView further author information
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Yuri Kitamuraf Division of Environmental Medicine and Population Sciences, Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, JapanView further author information
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Tomotaka Sobuef Division of Environmental Medicine and Population Sciences, Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, JapanView further author information
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Article: 1632110 | Accepted 11 Jun 2019, Published online: 18 Jun 2019

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