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Patient satisfaction scales: a third dimension to the assessment of the care of advanced cancer patients

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Davis, M.P. Patient satisfaction scales: a third dimension to the assessment of the care of advanced cancer patients. Support Care Cancer 10, 1–2 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s005200100302

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