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Dying in hospital of severe dementia: palliative decision-making analysis

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  1. Geriatric Unit, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge Feixa Llarga s/n, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907, Barcelona, Spain

    Francesc Formiga MD & Ramón Pujol

  2. Geriatric Unit, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain

    Claudia Olmedo & Alfonso López Soto

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Formiga, F., Olmedo, C., Soto, A.L. et al. Dying in hospital of severe dementia: palliative decision-making analysis. Aging Clin Exp Res 16, 420–421 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03324574

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