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  1. Andrew Wilcock1 and
  2. Sarah Charlesworth2
  1. 1Department of Palliative Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
  2. 2palliativedrugs.com, Hayward House Study Centre, Nottingham, UK
  1. Correspondence to Andrew Wilcock, Department of Palliative Medicine, University of Nottingham, Hayward House Study Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK; andrew.wilcock{at}nottingham.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2014-000683

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