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Editorial
. 2007 Aug;93(8):901-2.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.109330.

Improving end-of-life care for patients with chronic heart failure

David R Thompson
Editorial

Improving end-of-life care for patients with chronic heart failure

David R Thompson. Heart. 2007 Aug.

Abstract

See article on page 963

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