Evidence for improving palliative care at the end of life: a systematic review

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Evidence for improving palliative care at the end of life: a systematic review is …
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P356DOI10.7326/0003-4819-148-2-200801150-00010
P698PubMed publication ID18195339
P5875ResearchGate publication ID5656903

P50authorMargaret A MaglioneQ106369907
Paul G ShekelleQ106369949
P2093author name stringKarl A Lorenz
Shannon L Rhodes
Sally C Morton
Richard A Mularski
Sydney M Dy
Joanne Lynn
Anne Wilkinson
Cony Rolon
Lisa R Shugarman
Ronda G Hughes
Lara K Hilton
Virginia C Sun
P433issue2
P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P921main subjectsystematic reviewQ1504425
P304page(s)147-159
P577publication date2008-01-01
P13046publication type of scholarly workreview articleQ7318358
P1433published inAnnals of Internal MedicineQ564416
P1476titleEvidence for improving palliative care at the end of life: a systematic review
P478volume148

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