Advance Directives: identifying possible barriers in implementation and potential remedies
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2394-2053,2394-2061
DOI: 10.5958/2394-2061.2019.00023.5