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Of dilemmas and tensions: a qualitative study of palliative care physicians’ positions regarding voluntary active euthanasia in Quebec, Canada
- Correspondence to Dr Emmanuelle Bélanger, Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research, Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA; emmanuelle_belanger{at}brown.edu
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Of dilemmas and tensions: a qualitative study of palliative care physicians’ positions regarding voluntary active euthanasia in Quebec, Canada
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- Received April 21, 2017
- Revised July 22, 2018
- Accepted October 8, 2018
- First published October 30, 2018.
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December 13, 2018
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