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Comments on Shrank et al., focus group findings about the influence of culture on communication preferences in end-of-life care

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    Henry S. Perkins MD, FACP, Emi Ponce De Souza BS, Josie D. Cortez MA & Helen P. Hazuda PhD

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Perkins, H.S., De Souza, E.P., Cortez, J.D. et al. Comments on Shrank et al., focus group findings about the influence of culture on communication preferences in end-of-life care. J Gen Intern Med 21, 399–400 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00324.x

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