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Progress in Palliative Care
Science and the Art of Caring
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Lean in, don’t step back: The views and experiences of patients and carers with severe mental illness and incurable physical conditions on palliative and end of life care

J. Jerwood1 Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, UK;2 Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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G. Ward1 Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, UK;3 Royal College of Occupational Therapists, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2441-9482View further author information
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D. Phimister4 School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Coventry University, Coventry, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7540-3571View further author information
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N. Holliday1 Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7837-3817View further author information
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J. Coad5 School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK;6 Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust, Nottingham, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1043-5935View further author information
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Pages 255-263 | Published online: 19 Mar 2021

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