What Is a Useful Strategy for Estimating Survival for Persons With Advanced Non-Cancer-Related Illness in Palliative Care Settings?

Evidence-Based Practice of Palliative Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 241-243

  Carroll, Thomas ^a   Epstein, Ronald M ^b   Gramling, Robert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 84876212264     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4377-3796-7.00042-2     Document Type: Chapter

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