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Decision-making on behalf of people living with dementia: how do surrogate decision-makers decide?
- Correspondence to Dr Deirdre Fetherstonhaugh, College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, VIC 3086, Australia; d.fetherstonhaugh{at}latrobe.edu.au
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Decision-making on behalf of people living with dementia: how do surrogate decision-makers decide?
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- Received December 10, 2015
- Revised September 12, 2016
- Accepted October 4, 2016
- First published October 25, 2016.
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January 05, 2017
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