Death and bestinterests

Clinical Ethics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 171-175

  Baines, Paul ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84992815731     PISSN: 14777509     EISSN: 1758101X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ce.2008.008040     Document Type: Article

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