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The provision of palliative care in nursing homes and residential care homes: A survey of clinical nurse specialist work.

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The provision of palliative care in nursing homes and residential care homes: A survey of clinical nurse specialist work. / Froggatt, Katherine A.; Poole, Karen; Hoult, Lizzy.
In: Palliative Medicine, Vol. 16, No. 6, 09.2002, p. 481-487.

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Froggatt KA, Poole K, Hoult L. The provision of palliative care in nursing homes and residential care homes: A survey of clinical nurse specialist work. Palliative Medicine. 2002 Sept;16(6):481-487. doi: 10.1191/0269216302pm592oa

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