Research ArticleOriginal Research

Perspectives of Primary Care Providers Toward Palliative Care for Their Patients

David Nowels, Jacqueline Jones, Carolyn T. Nowels and Daniel Matlock
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2016, 29 (6) 748-758; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2016.06.160054

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