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Editorial
. 2009 Sep;59(566):642-3.
doi: 10.3399/bjgp09X454052.

Knowing patients' preferences for place of death: how possible or desirable?

Stephen Barclay, Steve Case-Upton
Editorial

Knowing patients' preferences for place of death: how possible or desirable?

Stephen Barclay et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2009 Sep.
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