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Comment
. 1999 Jan 9;318(7176):123.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.318.7176.123.

Palliative care needs to be provided on basis of need rather than diagnosis

I J Higginson, J M Addington-Hall
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Palliative care needs to be provided on basis of need rather than diagnosis

I J Higginson et al. BMJ. .
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