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The second patient? Family members of cancer patients and their role in end-of-life decision making

BACKGROUND: Family members are important companions of severely ill patients with cancer. However, studies about the desirability and difficulties of integrating relatives in the decision-making process are rare in oncology. This qualitative study explores the family role in decisions to limit treat...

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Autores principales: Laryionava, Katsiaryna, Pfeil, Timo A., Dietrich, Mareike, Reiter-Theil, Stella, Hiddemann, Wolfgang, Winkler, Eva C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5816525/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29454337
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12904-018-0288-2