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Palliative care for chronic illness: driving change
Graeme Rocker, James Downar and R. Sean Morrison
CMAJ December 06, 2016 188 (17-18) E493-E498; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.151454
Graeme Rocker
Department of Medicine (Rocker), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Division of Respirology (Rocker), QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS; Palliative Care and Critical Care (Downar), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.; Divisions of Critical Care and Palliative Care (Downar), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; National Palliative Care Research Center (Morrison), New York, NY; Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute (Morrison), Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine (Morrison), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
MHSc DMJames Downar
Department of Medicine (Rocker), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Division of Respirology (Rocker), QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS; Palliative Care and Critical Care (Downar), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.; Divisions of Critical Care and Palliative Care (Downar), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; National Palliative Care Research Center (Morrison), New York, NY; Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute (Morrison), Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine (Morrison), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
MDCM MHScR. Sean Morrison
Department of Medicine (Rocker), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Division of Respirology (Rocker), QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS; Palliative Care and Critical Care (Downar), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.; Divisions of Critical Care and Palliative Care (Downar), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; National Palliative Care Research Center (Morrison), New York, NY; Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute (Morrison), Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine (Morrison), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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Graeme Rocker, James Downar, R. Sean Morrison
CMAJ Dec 2016, 188 (17-18) E493-E498; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.151454
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- How do Canadian palliative care services currently perform?
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