Introduction and historical background of palliative care: Where does the surgeon fit in?

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 324-328

  Dunn, Geoffrey P ^a,b   Milch, Robert A ^a  

^a Great Lakes Home Health Care   (United States)

^b Great Lakes Home Health Care   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGEON;

EID: 0034850829     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1072-7515(01)01019-5     Document Type: Review

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