Building primary care capacity in palliative care: Proceedings of an interprofessional workshop

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-116

  Brazil, Kevin ^a   Howell, Doris ^b   Marshall, Denise ^a   Critchley, Patrick ^c   Van Den Elzen, Patricia ^d   Thomson, Caroline ^e  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c Timmins and District Hospital   (Canada)

^d PalCare Network   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 34447530153     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585970702300206     Document Type: Conference Paper

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