Integrating palliative care in oncology: the oncologist as a primary palliative care provider.

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Published in Cancer J on September 20, 2013

Authors

Deepa Rangachari1, Thomas J Smith

Author Affiliations

1: From the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD.

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