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Touch: The solace of flesh on flesh

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 November 2020

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Paul Rousseau*
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Palliative Care, Charleston, SC
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Author for correspondence: Paul Rousseau, Palliative Care, 1531 Wakendaw Road, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464, USA. E-mail: palliativedoctor@aol.com
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Palliative & Supportive Care , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , April 2021 , pp. 262
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