Rational suicide and the crisis of terminal illness

Journal of Personal and Interpersonal Loss

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-159

  Lokhandwala, Tasneem M ^a   Westefeld, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 33749103463     PISSN: 10811443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10811449808414437     Document Type: Article

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