“Why Would I Choose Death?”: A Qualitative Study of Patient Understanding of the Roles and Limitations of Cardiac Devices
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Hadler R, Goldstein N, Bekelman D, Riegel B, Allen L, Arnold R, Harinstein M, Kavalieratos D. (in press) “Why Would I Choose Death?”: A Qualitative Study of Patient Understanding of the Roles and Limitations of Cardiac Devices. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing.
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