Prognostic performance of the Karnofsky Performance Status for predicting in-hospital mortality among unselected patients who receive palliative care consultations
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Prognostic performance of the Karnofsky Performance Status for predicting in-hospital mortality among unselected patients who receive palliative care consultations
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