Download or read book Drugs in Palliative Care written by Andrew Dickman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-27 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a practical, easily accessible A-Z of the common drugs encountered in palliative care

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