A Program of Hospice and Palliative Care in a Private, Nonprofit U.S. Teaching Hospital

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 265-276

  Von Gunten, Charles F ^a   Martinez, Jeanne ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 85007243054     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.1998.1.265     Document Type: Article

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