Palliative care for heart failure

Editorial

Simon Stewart et al. BMJ. 2002.

. 2002 Oct 26;325(7370):915-6.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7370.915.

No abstract available

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Doctors' perceptions of palliative care for heart failure: focus group study.
Hanratty B, Hibbert D, Mair F, May C, Ward C, Capewell S, Litva A, Corcoran G. Hanratty B, et al. BMJ. 2002 Sep 14;325(7364):581-5. doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7364.581. BMJ. 2002. PMID: 12228136 Free PMC article.
Dying of lung cancer or cardiac failure: prospective qualitative interview study of patients and their carers in the community.
Murray SA, Boyd K, Kendall M, Worth A, Benton TF, Clausen H. Murray SA, et al. BMJ. 2002 Oct 26;325(7370):929. doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7370.929. BMJ. 2002. PMID: 12399341 Free PMC article.

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