Palliative care training: A survey of physicians in Australia and Europe

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 105-110

  Löfmark, Rurik ^a   Mortier, Freddy ^b   Nilstun, Tore ^c   Bosshard, Georg ^d   Cartwright, Colleen ^e   Van Der Heide, Agnes ^f   Norup, Michael ^g   Simonato, Lorenzo ^h   Onwuteaka Philipsen, Bregje ⁱ  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^f ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

ⁱ VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33745910230     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585970602200207     Document Type: Article

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