Canadian Medical Association journal
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Biography Historical Article
[Dr. Albiny PaQuette, 1st minister of health in Quebec].
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Initial observations regarding the use of music therapy at one hospital in the palliative care of patients with advanced malignant disease are presented. In the hands of a trained music therapist, music has proven to be a potent tool for improving the quality of life. The diversity of its potential is particularly suited to the deversity of the challenges - physical, psychosocial and spiritual - that these patients present.