Palliative sedation in Dutch general practice from 2005 to 2011: a dynamic cohort study of trends and reasons.

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Published in Br J Gen Pract on October 01, 2013

Authors

Gé A Donker1, Frank G Slotman, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Anneke L Francke

Author Affiliations

1: NIVEL, Netherlands Institute of Health Services Research, Utrecht, the Netherlands.

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