Religion and attitudes toward physician-assisted suicide and terminal palliative care

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-93

  Burdette, Amy M ^a   Hill, Terrence D ^a   Moulton, Benjamin E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 27844577835     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2005.00266.x     Document Type: Article

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