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Tuberculosis at the end of life

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RUNACRES, Fiona | WILLIAM, Leeroy | INGRAM, Anna | FRANCO, Michael | YOONG, Jaclyn | POON, Peter

With rates of tuberculosis increasing in some parts of the world, the disease continues to be a major killer in Africa and Asia. Fiona Runacres and colleagues discuss the issues surrounding the management of the condition in palliative care patients in developed countries, where there is a lack of guidelines on this topic.

Voir la revue «EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE CARE, 24»

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