Response to Letter: Zindani et al.,Impact of Inpatient Palliative Care Consultation on Health Care Utilization and Expenditures Among Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancer (DOI: 10.1177/10966218251392468)
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Response to Letter: Zindani et al.,Impact of Inpatient Palliative Care Consultation on Health Care Utilization and Expenditures Among Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancer (DOI: 10.1177/10966218251392468)
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