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Review
. 2014 Sep-Oct;111(5):381-3.

Getting comfortable with death. When the beginning the end are close

Jennifer S Linebarger
Review

Getting comfortable with death. When the beginning the end are close

Jennifer S Linebarger. Mo Med. 2014 Sep-Oct.
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Nearly half of all children’s hospitals have a palliative care program. Missouri has five pediatric palliative care programs – one in Kansas City, one in Columbia, and three in St. Louis.
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