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RESEARCH ARTICLE

End-of-life care in acute hospitals

Ken M. Hillman
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University of New South Wales, The Simpson Centre for Health Services Research, Critical Care Services, Liverpool Hospital, Locked Bag 7103, Liverpool BC, NSW 1871, Australia. Email: k.hillman@unsw.edu.au

Australian Health Review 35(2) 176-177 https://doi.org/10.1071/AH10963
Submitted: 2 September 2010  Accepted: 19 September 2010   Published: 25 May 2011


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