Care for all at the end of life

BMJ

Volumn 336, Issue 7650, 2008, Pages 958-

  Murray, Scott A ^a   Sheikh, Aziz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85007733542     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39535.491238.94     Document Type: Article

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