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Transitions in decision-making authority at the end of life: a problem of law, ethics and practice in deceased donation
- Correspondence to Associate Professor Shih-Ning Then, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Faculty of Law, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; shih-ning.then{at}qut.edu.au
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Transitions in decision-making authority at the end of life: a problem of law, ethics and practice in deceased donation
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- Received June 9, 2020
- Revised October 12, 2020
- Accepted October 13, 2020
- First published November 27, 2020.
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January 21, 2022
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