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Illuminating the path: What literature can teach doctors about death and dying

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 November 2009

Andrea Killick
Andrea Killick*
Affiliation:
King's College, London, United Kingdom
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Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Andrea Killick, 62, Beauval Road, Dulwich, London, SE228UQ, United Kingdom. E-mail: [email protected]
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Palliative & Supportive Care , Volume 7 , Issue 4 , December 2009 , pp. 521 - 526
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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