Palliative care for heart failure

British Medical Journal

Volumn 325, Issue 7370, 2002, Pages 915-916

  Stewart, Simon ^a   McMurray, John J V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LIFE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037180210     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.325.7370.915     Document Type: Editorial

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