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Doherty, M., Okhuysen-Cawley, R., Chambers, L. (2020). Children’s Palliative Care Across a Range of Conditions, Settings and Resources. 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_3

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