Protecting dignity at the end of life: An agenda for human rights in an aging world

Handbook of Social Justice in Loss and Grief: Exploring Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 100-108

  Ho, Andy Hau Yan ^a   Tan, Geraldine Xiu Ling ^a  

^a NONE   (Singapore)

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EID: 84966936640     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315659756     Document Type: Chapter

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