Core competencies in palliative care: An EAPC white paper on palliative care education - Part 1

European Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 86-91

  Gamondi, Claudia ^a   Larkin, Philip ^b   Payne, Sheila ^c  

^a ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^b Our Lady's Hospice Ltd Dublin   (Ireland)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84874780066     PISSN: 13522779     EISSN: 14790793     Source Type: Journal    
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