Seminars in Oncology
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Pages 134-138 , April 2005

Integration of palliative medicine into comprehensive cancer care

  • Ruth Lagman
    • ,
  • Declan Walsh

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP, FRCP (Edin), Director, The Harry R. Horvitz Center for Palliative Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, M76, Cleveland, OH 44195

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PII: S0093-7754(04)00572-X

doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2004.11.015

Seminars in Oncology
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Pages 134-138 , April 2005

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