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Palliative Care in Patients with Lung Cancer

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  1. Joe B. Putnam Jr.
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  1. Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030-4009, USA

    Frank V. Fossella MD

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030-4009, USA

    Ritsuko Komaki MD

  3. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030-4009, USA

    Joe B. Putnam Jr. MD

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Putnam, J.B. (2003). Palliative Care in Patients with Lung Cancer. In: Fossella, F.V., Komaki, R., Putnam, J.B. (eds) Lung Cancer. M.D. Anderson Cancer Care Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-22652-4_12

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