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Is it in the best interests of an intellectually disabled infant to die?
- Correspondence to: D Wilkinson Mercy Hospital for Women, PO Box 5027, Heidelberg West, Victoria 3081, Australia; dwilkinson{at}mercy.com.au
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Is it in the best interests of an intellectually disabled infant to die?
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- Received July 6, 2005
- Accepted October 20, 2005
- Revised October 19, 2005
- First published July 28, 2006.
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April 27, 2016
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Copyright 2006 by the Journal of Medical Ethics
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