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PDFWithdrawing and withholding artificial nutrition and hydration
Significance of past statements: speech act theory
- Correspondence to Dr Joanne Gordon, Centre for Bioethics and Medical Law, Law School, Bowland North, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YN, UK; joanne.gordon.adr{at}gmail.com
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Significance of past statements: speech act theory
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- Received July 2, 2012
- Revised March 11, 2013
- Accepted April 1, 2013
- First published April 30, 2013.
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July 31, 2016
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