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Touch: The solace of flesh on flesh

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 November 2020

Paul Rousseau*
Affiliation:
Palliative Care, Charleston, SC
*
Author for correspondence: Paul Rousseau, Palliative Care, 1531 Wakendaw Road, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464, USA. E-mail: palliativedoctor@aol.com

Abstract

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Type
Essay/Personal Reflection
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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