Hospice: 15 Years and Beyond in the Care of the Dying

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 127-137

  Kinzbrunner, Barry M ^a  

^a VTTAS Healthcare Corporation   (United States)

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EID: 0008101270     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.1998.1.127     Document Type: Article

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