Continuous sedation at the end of life: Ethical, clinical and legal perspectives

Continuous Sedation at the End of Life: Ethical, Clinical and Legal Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-285

  Sterckx, Sigrid ^a,b   Raus, Kasper ^a   Mortier, Freddy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

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EID: 84923551454     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139856652     Document Type: Book

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