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Medical Decisions Made by Surrogates for Persons with Advanced Dementia Within Weeks or Months of Death

Peter V. Rabins The Johns Hopkins Hospital
,
Kathryn L. Hicks Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
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Betty S. Black Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Pages 61-65 | Published online: 06 Dec 2011

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