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. 2017 Jul 6:358:j2854.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.j2854.

Supporting patients who are bereaved

M Katherine Shear  1 , Stephanie Muldberg  2 , Vyjeyanthi Periyakoil  3
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Supporting patients who are bereaved

M Katherine Shear et al. BMJ. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest: KS is on the management board of an association for death education and counselling. SM is an advisory board member for a centre for complicated grief.

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