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Palliative care for people with heart failure: Summary of current evidence and future direction

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Palliative care for people with heart failure: Summary of current evidence and future direction. / Gadoud, Amy; Jenkins, Shona M. M.; Hogg, Karen J.
In: Palliative Medicine, Vol. 27, No. 9, 10.2013, p. 822-828.

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Gadoud, A, Jenkins, SMM & Hogg, KJ 2013, 'Palliative care for people with heart failure: Summary of current evidence and future direction', Palliative Medicine, vol. 27, no. 9, pp. 822-828. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216313494960

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Gadoud, A., Jenkins, S. M. M., & Hogg, K. J. (2013). Palliative care for people with heart failure: Summary of current evidence and future direction. Palliative Medicine, 27(9), 822-828. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216313494960

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Gadoud A, Jenkins SMM, Hogg KJ. Palliative care for people with heart failure: Summary of current evidence and future direction. Palliative Medicine. 2013 Oct;27(9):822-828. Epub 2013 Jul 9. doi: 10.1177/0269216313494960

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Gadoud, Amy ; Jenkins, Shona M. M. ; Hogg, Karen J. / Palliative care for people with heart failure : Summary of current evidence and future direction. In: Palliative Medicine. 2013 ; Vol. 27, No. 9. pp. 822-828.

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