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Cultural issues surrounding end-of-life care
ee front matter & 2006 acc.2006.10.002 ng author. Tel.: +44 191 31180. ess: joe.cosgrove@nuth Summary According to census data approximately 8% of the UK population is classified as an ethnic minority. This is greater in Britain’s urban areas and given associations between inner-city living, low socio-economic status and ill-health it is inevitable that staff throughout the National Health Serv...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Innovation in Aging
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2399-5300
DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.1932