Hospice and palliative care: An interdisciplinary approach
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Palliative Medicine and Hospice Care
1Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Behavioral Sciences, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC 27110, USA 2Associate Professor of Gerontology, Department of Behavioral Sciences, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC 27110, USA *Corresponding author Cecile N. Yancu, PhD Associate Professor of Sociology Department of Behavioral Sciences Winston-Salem State Uni...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0885-3924
DOI: 10.1016/0885-3924(91)90008-r