Researching a best-practice end-of-life care model for Canada.

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Published in Can J Aging on January 01, 2008

Authors

Donna M Wilson1, Stephen Birch, Sam Sheps, Roger Thomas, Christopher Justice, Rod MacLeod

Author Affiliations

1: University of Alberta, Third Floor Clinical Sciences Building, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G3, Canada. donna.wilson@ualberta.ca

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