Patient Preferences and Surrogate Decision Making in Neuroscience Intensive Care Units
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Neurocritical Care
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1541-6933,1556-0961
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-015-0149-2