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What is the meaning of palliative care in the Asia-Pacific region? / O'Connor, Margaret; O'Brien, Anthony Paul; Griffiths, Debra et al.
In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol. 6, No. 3, 09.2010, p. 197-202.

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O'Connor, M, O'Brien, AP, Griffiths, D, Poon, E, Chin, J, Payne, S & Nordin, R 2010, 'What is the meaning of palliative care in the Asia-Pacific region?', Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 197-202. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-7563.2010.01315.x

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O'Connor, M., O'Brien, A. P., Griffiths, D., Poon, E., Chin, J., Payne, S., & Nordin, R. (2010). What is the meaning of palliative care in the Asia-Pacific region? Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 6(3), 197-202. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-7563.2010.01315.x

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O'Connor M, O'Brien AP, Griffiths D, Poon E, Chin J, Payne S et al. What is the meaning of palliative care in the Asia-Pacific region? Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2010 Sept;6(3):197-202. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-7563.2010.01315.x

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O'Connor, Margaret ; O'Brien, Anthony Paul ; Griffiths, Debra et al. / What is the meaning of palliative care in the Asia-Pacific region?. In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2010 ; Vol. 6, No. 3. pp. 197-202.

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