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Standards of palliative care for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: results of a European survey

GD Borasio Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Unit and Department of Neurology, University of Munich, Germany
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PJ Shaw Department of Neurology, University of Sheffield, UK
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O Hardiman Richmond Institute of Neurology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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AC Ludolph Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, Germany
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ML Sales Luis Department of Neurology, University of Lisbon, Portugal
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V Silani Department of Neurological Sciences, IRCCS Maggiore Hospital, University of Milan, Italy and IRCCS Instituto Auxologico Italiano, University of Milan Medical School, Milan, Italy
Pages 159-164 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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