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Review
. 2014 Nov 1;32(31):3474-8.
doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.56.0425. Epub 2014 Sep 29.

Current state of the art and science of patient-clinician communication in progressive disease: patients' need to know and need to feel known

Liesbeth M van Vliet  1 , Andrew S Epstein  2
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Review

Current state of the art and science of patient-clinician communication in progressive disease: patients' need to know and need to feel known

Liesbeth M van Vliet et al. J Clin Oncol. .
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