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Home-Based Palliative Care Study

Site of Death, and Costs of Medical Care for Patients with Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and Cancer

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Pages 37-56 | Received 10 Oct 2004, Accepted 13 Jan 2005, Published online: 20 Nov 2008

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