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1 - A systematic approach to caring for the seriously ill

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 September 2009

Ken Hillman
Affiliation:
University of New South Wales, Sydney
Gillian Bishop
Affiliation:
Liverpool Health Services
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Print publication year: 2004

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