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Comment
. 2020 Mar 1;6(3):443-444.
doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2019.6301.

Association of Early Palliative Care With Survival in Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer-Reply

Donald R Sullivan  1   2 , Christopher G Slatore  1   2   3
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Association of Early Palliative Care With Survival in Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer-Reply

Donald R Sullivan et al. JAMA Oncol. .
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