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Acta Oncologica Jubilee Article

Treatment decisions and discontinuation of palliative chemotherapy near the end-of-life, in relation to socioeconomic variables

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Pages 1062-1066 | Received 04 Sep 2012, Accepted 07 Dec 2012, Published online: 26 Feb 2013

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