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What matters most in end-of-life care: perceptions of seriously ill patients and their family members
Daren K. Heyland, Peter Dodek, Graeme Rocker, Dianne Groll, Amiram Gafni, Deb Pichora, Sam Shortt, Joan Tranmer, Neil Lazar, Jim Kutsogiannis, Miu Lam and ; for the Canadian Researchers End-of-Life Network(CARENET)
CMAJ February 28, 2006 174 (5) 627-633; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.050626
Daren K. Heyland
Peter Dodek
Graeme Rocker
Dianne Groll
Amiram Gafni
Deb Pichora
Sam Shortt
Joan Tranmer
Neil Lazar
Jim Kutsogiannis
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What matters most in end-of-life care: perceptions of seriously ill patients and their family members
Daren K. Heyland, Peter Dodek, Graeme Rocker, Dianne Groll, Amiram Gafni, Deb Pichora, Sam Shortt, Joan Tranmer, Neil Lazar, Jim Kutsogiannis, Miu Lam
CMAJ Feb 2006, 174 (5) 627-633; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.050626
What matters most in end-of-life care: perceptions of seriously ill patients and their family members
Daren K. Heyland, Peter Dodek, Graeme Rocker, Dianne Groll, Amiram Gafni, Deb Pichora, Sam Shortt, Joan Tranmer, Neil Lazar, Jim Kutsogiannis, Miu Lam
CMAJ Feb 2006, 174 (5) 627-633; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.050626
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