The tirst to perish' child euthanasia in the third reich

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-86

  Parent, Stefan ^a   Shevell, Michael ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

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ARTICLE; CHILD; EUTHANASIA; GERMANY; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HISTORY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PEDIATRICS; POLITICAL SYSTEM; RACE;

CHILD; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DISABLED CHILDREN; ETHICS, MEDICAL; EUTHANASIA; GERMANY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, MODERN 1601-; HUMANS; HYGIENE; PEDIATRICS; POLITICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031600524     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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