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Euthanasia in persons with advanced dementia: a dignity-enhancing care approach
- Correspondence to Dr Carlos Gómez-Vírseda, Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Leuven, Flanders, Belgium; carlos.gomezvirseda{at}kuleuven.be
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Euthanasia in persons with advanced dementia: a dignity-enhancing care approach
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- Received February 3, 2021
- Revised April 12, 2021
- Accepted April 20, 2021
- First published May 20, 2021.
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October 31, 2022
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