Critical Reviews in Oncology / Hematology
Volume 74, Issue 1 , Pages 61-65 , April 2010

Preferences of elderly cancer patients in their advance directives

,Accepted 16 April 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2009.04.007

Critical Reviews in Oncology / Hematology
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