Tensions in advance care planning with dementia: Time for a good-enough laid-back approach?

Palliat Med

VUB-UGent End-of-Life Care Research Group, Department of Family Medicine and Chronic Care, Vrije Universiteit Brussels (VUB), Brussels, Belgium.

Published: March 2025


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