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Doctors and Nurses of Death: A Case Study of Eugenically Motivated Killing under the Nazi ‘Euthanasia’ Programme.

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Doctors and Nurses of Death: A Case Study of Eugenically Motivated Killing under the Nazi ‘Euthanasia’ Programme. / Ost, Suzanne.
In: Liverpool Law Review, Vol. 27, No. 1, 04.2006, p. 5-30.

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Ost, S 2006, 'Doctors and Nurses of Death: A Case Study of Eugenically Motivated Killing under the Nazi ‘Euthanasia’ Programme.', Liverpool Law Review, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 5-30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10991-005-5345-2

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Ost, S. (2006). Doctors and Nurses of Death: A Case Study of Eugenically Motivated Killing under the Nazi ‘Euthanasia’ Programme. Liverpool Law Review, 27(1), 5-30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10991-005-5345-2

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Ost S. Doctors and Nurses of Death: A Case Study of Eugenically Motivated Killing under the Nazi ‘Euthanasia’ Programme. Liverpool Law Review. 2006 Apr;27(1):5-30. doi: 10.1007/s10991-005-5345-2

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Ost, Suzanne. / Doctors and Nurses of Death: A Case Study of Eugenically Motivated Killing under the Nazi ‘Euthanasia’ Programme. In: Liverpool Law Review. 2006 ; Vol. 27, No. 1. pp. 5-30.

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