From Italy

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-140

  Maltoni, Marco ^a  

^a Palliative Care Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; COMPETENCE; DEPRESSION; EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; ITALY; MEDICAL ETHICS; NOTE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SEDATION;

EID: 0037248522     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216303pm721op     Document Type: Note

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