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Advance care planning in care homes for older people : an English perspective. / Froggatt, Katherine; Vaughan, S.; Bernard, C. et al.
In: Palliative Medicine, Vol. 23, No. 4, 06.2009, p. 332-338.

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Froggatt, K, Vaughan, S, Bernard, C & Wild, D 2009, 'Advance care planning in care homes for older people : an English perspective.', Palliative Medicine, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 332-338. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216309103802

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Froggatt, K., Vaughan, S., Bernard, C., & Wild, D. (2009). Advance care planning in care homes for older people : an English perspective. Palliative Medicine, 23(4), 332-338. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216309103802

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Froggatt K, Vaughan S, Bernard C, Wild D. Advance care planning in care homes for older people : an English perspective. Palliative Medicine. 2009 Jun;23(4):332-338. doi: 10.1177/0269216309103802

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Froggatt, Katherine ; Vaughan, S. ; Bernard, C. et al. / Advance care planning in care homes for older people : an English perspective. In: Palliative Medicine. 2009 ; Vol. 23, No. 4. pp. 332-338.

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