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Palliative Care in the Clinical Setting

‘I’ just not interested in eating’: When nutrition becomes an issue in palliative care

Margaret O’Connor Professor Monash UniversityPeninsula CampusVictoria, Australia
Pages 23-28 | Received 03 Nov 2006, Accepted 23 Oct 2007, Published online: 17 Dec 2014

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