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Mancini-Smith, A., Kiman, R. (2020). Perinatal and Neonatal Palliative Care. In: Downing, J. (eds) Children’s Palliative Care: An International Case-Based Manual. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27375-0_17

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