Childhood deaths in Italy

European Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 77-81

  Benini, Franca ^a   Ferrante, Anna ^a   Buzzone, Silvia ^b   Trapanotto, Manuela ^a   Facchin, Paola ^a   Cornaglia, Paolo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b National Institute of Statistics   (Cambodia)

^c Fondazione Maruzza Lefebvre   (Italy)

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EID: 40749102143     PISSN: 13522779     EISSN: 14790793     Source Type: Journal    
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