Pushing the boundaries of lawful assisted dying in the Netherlands? Existential suffering and lay assistance.

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Pushing the boundaries of lawful assisted dying in the Netherlands? Existential suffering and lay assistance. / Ost, Suzanne; Mullock, Alexandra.
In: European Journal of Health Law, Vol. 18, No. 2, 2011, p. 163-189.

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Ost, S & Mullock, A 2011, 'Pushing the boundaries of lawful assisted dying in the Netherlands? Existential suffering and lay assistance.', European Journal of Health Law, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 163-189. https://doi.org/10.1163/157180911X564570

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Ost, S., & Mullock, A. (2011). Pushing the boundaries of lawful assisted dying in the Netherlands? Existential suffering and lay assistance. European Journal of Health Law, 18(2), 163-189. https://doi.org/10.1163/157180911X564570

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Ost S, Mullock A. Pushing the boundaries of lawful assisted dying in the Netherlands? Existential suffering and lay assistance. European Journal of Health Law. 2011;18(2):163-189. doi: 10.1163/157180911X564570

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Ost, Suzanne ; Mullock, Alexandra. / Pushing the boundaries of lawful assisted dying in the Netherlands? Existential suffering and lay assistance. In: European Journal of Health Law. 2011 ; Vol. 18, No. 2. pp. 163-189.

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