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Bad news in oncology: which are the right words?

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  1. Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children’s Hospital, University of Bern, Inselspital, CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland

    Roland A. Ammann & Leila Baumgartner

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Ammann, R.A., Baumgartner, L. Bad news in oncology: which are the right words?. Support Care Cancer 13, 275–276 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-004-0712-4

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