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  1. Andrew Wilcock1 and
  2. Sarah Charlesworth2
  1. 1 Palliative Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
  2. 2 Hayward House Study Centre, palliativedrugs.com, Nottingham, UK
  1. Correspondence to Sarah Charlesworth, Hayward House Study Centre, palliativedrugs.com, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK; s.charlesworth{at}nhs.net

https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001607

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