PO-0878 Implementing a dedicated inpatient radiation team with multidisciplinary palliative care rounds
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Palliative Radiotherapy with or without Additional Care by a Multidisciplinary Palliative Care Team: A Retrospective Comparison
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عنوان ژورنال: Radiotherapy and Oncology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0167-8140
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(19)31298-8