"Am I Going to Die?": Delivering Serious News to Patients With Liver Disease.

Gastroenterology

Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York; Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York.

Published: February 2023

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2022.11.006DOI Listing

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