The Role of Patients’ Families in Cancer Treatment Decision-Making Perspectives among Eastern and Western families
Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2017, Vol 17, Issue 4
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Authors and Affiliations
Abdulrahim Al-Bahri| Department of Health Information & Statistics, Al Nahdha Hospital, Muscat, Oman, Mansour Al-Moundhri| Department of Medicine, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, Mohammed Al-Azri| Department of Family Medicine & Public Health, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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