Pediatric palliative care: A qualitative study of physicians' perspectives in a tertiary care university hospital

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-30

  St Laurent Gagnon, Thérèse ^a   Carnevale, Franco A ^b   Duval, Michel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

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EID: 42149090479     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585970802400104     Document Type: Article

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