Evaluation of palliative care at home: The families' perspective

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-58

  Dumitrescu, Luminita ^a   Van Den Heuvel, Wim ^b  

^a District Hospital   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 34147214784     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585970702300109     Document Type: Review

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