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Corbett, C. (2023). Approaching Goals of Care Discussions at the End of Life. In: Junckerstorff, R., Brady, S., Aung, A.K. (eds) Beyond Evidence-Based Medicine. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4440-8_28

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