Barriers to Palliative Care for Terminally Ill Children in a Developing Country Cancer Hospital: A Qualitative Study
By: Saba Khurshid, Atif Saleem and Zubair S. Khanzada
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jcas-2026-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2411-989X
Language: English
Page range: 24 - 29
Published on: Apr 3, 2026
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