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Influence of physicians’ life stances on attitudes to end-of-life decisions and actual end-of-life decision-making in six countries
- J Cohen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, End-of-Life Care Research Group, Department of Medical Sociology and Health Sciences, Laarbeeklaan 103, B-1090 Brussels, Belgium; Joachim.Cohen{at}vub.ac.be
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Influence of physicians’ life stances on attitudes to end-of-life decisions and actual end-of-life decision-making in six countries
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- Received December 22, 2006
- Revised April 10, 2007
- Accepted May 1, 2007
- First published March 28, 2008.
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April 27, 2016
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