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. 2024 Sep 11.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.13144. Online ahead of print.

What Is Hospice?

Vanessa Wagner  1 , Adam Marks  2
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What Is Hospice?

Vanessa Wagner et al. JAMA. .
No abstract available

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This JAMA Patient Page describes the hospice model of medical care for people with terminal illness.

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