Delphi Survey About Palliative Care and Hospice Referral Criteria for Heart Failure Patients in South Korea.

Int J Heart Fail

Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Published: April 2025


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