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Pages 297-303 (June 2009)
Recommendations of the Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR)
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Recommendations for End-of-Life Care in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Recomendaciones sobre la atención al final de la vida en pacientes con EPOC
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Joan Escarrabilla,
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, Juan José Soler Cataluñab, Carme Hernándezc, Emilio Serverad
a Institut d’Estudis de la Salut, Departament de Salut, Barcelona, Spain
b Unidad de Neumología, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital General de Requena, Requena, Valencia, Spain
c Atenció Integrada, Direcció Mèdica i d’Infermeria, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
d Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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