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Barriers and Facilitators of Family Meetings in Primary Palliative Care: Insights From Slovenia

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|Feb 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2025-0014 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
Language: English
Page range: 112 - 120
Submitted on: Jul 20, 2024
Accepted on: Jan 13, 2025
Published on: Feb 28, 2025
Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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