Strategies for Establishing and Growing a Palliative Care Consult Service in Extended Care Facilities: What Makes a Successful Nursing Home Program? (501)
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The Lack of Systematic Training for Health Care Providers, A Challenge for Providing Pediatric Palliative Home Care: A Comparative Study
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0885-3924
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.10.150