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Perceived barriers and facilitators for general practitioner-patient communication in palliative care: a systematic review

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Perceived barriers and facilitators for general practitioner-patient communication in palliative care: a systematic review. / Slort, W; Schweitzer, B P M; Blankenstein, A H et al.
In: Palliative Medicine, Vol. 25, No. 6, 09.2011, p. 613-629.

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Slort, W, Schweitzer, BPM, Blankenstein, AH, Abarshi, EA, Riphagen, II, Echteld, MA, Aaronson, NK, van der Horst, H & Deliens, L 2011, 'Perceived barriers and facilitators for general practitioner-patient communication in palliative care: a systematic review', Palliative Medicine, vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 613-629. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216310395987

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Slort, W., Schweitzer, B. P. M., Blankenstein, A. H., Abarshi, E. A., Riphagen, I. I., Echteld, M. A., Aaronson, N. K., van der Horst, H., & Deliens, L. (2011). Perceived barriers and facilitators for general practitioner-patient communication in palliative care: a systematic review. Palliative Medicine, 25(6), 613-629. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216310395987

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Slort W, Schweitzer BPM, Blankenstein AH, Abarshi EA, Riphagen II, Echteld MA et al. Perceived barriers and facilitators for general practitioner-patient communication in palliative care: a systematic review. Palliative Medicine. 2011 Sept;25(6):613-629. doi: 10.1177/0269216310395987

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Slort, W ; Schweitzer, B P M ; Blankenstein, A H et al. / Perceived barriers and facilitators for general practitioner-patient communication in palliative care : a systematic review. In: Palliative Medicine. 2011 ; Vol. 25, No. 6. pp. 613-629.

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