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A qualitative investigation of selecting surrogate decision-makers
- Correspondence to Sarah J L Edwards, Ground Floor, Rosenheim Wing, 25 Grafton Way, London WC1E 5DB, UK; sarah.edwards{at}ucl.ac.uk
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A qualitative investigation of selecting surrogate decision-makers
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- Received May 24, 2010
- Revised March 4, 2011
- Accepted March 10, 2011
- First published May 27, 2011.
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