The Big Chill: where, when and how a respiratory patient dies

M. Vitacca (Lumezzane, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Getting dark, too dark to see: end-of-life care in patients with chronic respiratory diseases
Disease area: Airway diseases

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