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. 2011 Sep;57(9):1010-3, e316-9.

Pruritus in palliative care: Getting up to scratch

[Article in English, French]
Dori Seccareccia  1 , Nadine Gebara
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Pruritus in palliative care: Getting up to scratch

[Article in English, French]
Dori Seccareccia et al. Can Fam Physician. 2011 Sep.
No abstract available

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