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. 2005 Apr 30;330(7498):1007-11.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7498.1007.

Illness trajectories and palliative care

Scott A Murray  1 , Marilyn Kendall, Kirsty Boyd, Aziz Sheikh
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Illness trajectories and palliative care

Scott A Murray et al. BMJ. .
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Typical illness trajectories for people with progressive chronic illness. Adapted from Lynn and Adamson, 2003. With permission from RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA.
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Appropriate care near the end of life. Adapted from Lynn and Adamson, 2003. With permission from RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA
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