Palliative care education in the Asia Pacific: Challenges and progress towards palliative care development
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While access to palliative care is recognized internationally as a human right, from global health perspective, there are many gaps within the professional services that provide t...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Progress in Palliative Care
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0969-9260', '1743-291X']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09699260.2021.1976951