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The acceptability of ending a patient’s life
- Correspondence to: Professor P Sorum Albany Medical Center Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, 724 Watervliet-Shaker Road, Latham, NY 12110, USA; sorumpmail.amc.edu
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The acceptability of ending a patient’s life
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- Received March 7, 2004
- Accepted April 30, 2004
- Revised April 28, 2004
- First published May 27, 2005.
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April 27, 2016
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