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Chapter 5 - “Doctor, How Long Does He Have?”

from Section 1 - Palliative Care Principles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2018

By
Paul Glare
Edited by
Maisha T. Robinson
Maisha T. Robinson
Affiliation:
Mayo Clinic, Florida
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Case Studies in Neuropalliative Care , pp. 21 - 26
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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