Transitions in palliative care: conceptual diversification and the integration of palliative care into standard oncology care
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عنوان ژورنال: Chinese Clinical Oncology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2304-3865,2304-3873
DOI: 10.21037/cco.2018.06.02