Surrogate Decision Making in the Hospital (Or, That Family Member By the Bed is Much More Than a Visitor)
February 26, 2014
An innovative study in JAMA Internal Medicine on surrogate decision making has profound implications for how we take care of…
An innovative study in JAMA Internal Medicine on surrogate decision making has profound implications for how we take care of…
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