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The role of advance euthanasia directives as an aid to communication and shared decision-making in dementia
- Dr Cees M P M Hertogh, Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, Department of Nursing Home Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands; cmpm.hertogh{at}vumc.nl
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The role of advance euthanasia directives as an aid to communication and shared decision-making in dementia
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- Received December 27, 2007
- Revised August 27, 2008
- Accepted November 4, 2008
- First published January 30, 2009.
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April 27, 2016
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