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In the nighttime of your fear: The anatomy of compassion in the healing of the sick

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 May 2011

John H Kearsley
John H Kearsley*
Affiliation:
University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Address correspondence and reprint requests to: John H. Kearsley, St George Hospital, Gray Street, Kogarah 2217, New South Wales, Australia. E-mail: john.kearsley@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au
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Palliative & Supportive Care , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , June 2011 , pp. 215 - 221
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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