End-of-life care in COPD: A survey carried out with Portuguese Pulmonologists
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End-of-life care in COPD: A survey carried out with Portuguese Pulmonologists.
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0873-2159
DOI: 10.1016/j.rppneu.2014.01.008