Ensure quality public health programmes: A Spanish model

European Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 194-199

  Gómez Batiste, Xavier ^a   Ferris, Frank ^b   Paz, Silvia ^c   Espinosa, Jose ^c   Porta Sales, Josep ^a   Stjernswärd, Jan ^d   Esperalba, Joaquim ^e  

^a Institut Català d'Oncologia

^b San Diego Hospice   (United States)

^c WHOCC

^d Institut Català d'Oncologia ^*

^e CATALAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Spain)

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EID: 48549106728     PISSN: 13522779     EISSN: 14790793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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