The status of medical education in end-of-life care: a national report.

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Published in J Gen Intern Med on September 01, 2003

Authors

Amy M Sullivan1, Matthew D Lakoma, Susan D Block

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 44 Binney Street, Room G420D, Boston, MA 02115, USA. amy_sullivan@dfci.harvard.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Discussing Death and Dying: An End of Life Curriculum to Empower Residents | NCT03186274

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