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Advance euthanasia directives: a controversial case and its ethical implications
- Correspondence to Dr Scott Y H Kim, Department of Bioethics, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda MD 20892, USA; scott.kim{at}nih.gov
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Advance euthanasia directives: a controversial case and its ethical implications
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- Received October 25, 2017
- Revised January 5, 2018
- Accepted February 5, 2018
- First published March 3, 2018.
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January 25, 2019
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