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Physician-assisted death does not violate professional integrity
- Correspondence to Dr Udo Schuklenk, Department of Philosophy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada ON K7L 3N6; udo.schuklenk{at}gmail.com
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Physician-assisted death does not violate professional integrity
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- Received August 28, 2015
- Accepted September 20, 2015
- First published October 9, 2015.
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October 22, 2015
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