Impact of palliative care on the quality of life of the dying

Death, Dying and Bereavement: A Hong Kong Chinese Experience

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 139-150

  Sham, Michael Mau Kong ^a   Chan, Kin Sang ^b   Tse, Doris Man Wah ^c   Lo, Raymond See Kit ^d  

^a GRANTHAM HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b Haven of Hope Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^c Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

^d ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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