Palliative Care and Oncology in Colombia: The Potential of Integrated Care Delivery
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Reid, J.; de Vries, E.; Ahmedzai, S.H.; Arias-Rojas, M.; Calvache, J.A.; Gómez-Sarmiento, S.C.; Gomez-Serrano, M.L.; Parra-Cubides, S.L.; Prue, G.; Moreno Luna, S. Palliative Care and Oncology in Colombia: The Potential of Integrated Care Delivery. Healthcare 2021, 9, 789. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9070789
Reid J, de Vries E, Ahmedzai SH, Arias-Rojas M, Calvache JA, Gómez-Sarmiento SC, Gomez-Serrano ML, Parra-Cubides SL, Prue G, Moreno Luna S. Palliative Care and Oncology in Colombia: The Potential of Integrated Care Delivery. Healthcare. 2021; 9(7):789. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9070789
Chicago/Turabian StyleReid, Joanne, Esther de Vries, Sam H. Ahmedzai, Mauricio Arias-Rojas, Jose Andrés Calvache, Susana Carolina Gómez-Sarmiento, Monica Lucia Gomez-Serrano, Sandra Liliana Parra-Cubides, Gillian Prue, and Socorro Moreno Luna. 2021. "Palliative Care and Oncology in Colombia: The Potential of Integrated Care Delivery" Healthcare 9, no. 7: 789. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9070789