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Comment
. 1999 Jan 9;318(7176):123.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.318.7176.123a.

Only half of GPs in study knew that advance directives could carry legal force in UK

K Stewart, L Bowker, S Hayes, M Gill
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Only half of GPs in study knew that advance directives could carry legal force in UK

K Stewart et al. BMJ. .

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  • BMJ 1999 Apr 17;318(7190):1040
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