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Pilot Study of an Instrument to Measure Attitudes to Palliative Care Practice in Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing

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PII: S1322-7696(08)60568-5

doi: 10.1016/S1322-7696(08)60568-5

Collegian
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 16-20 , 2007