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Euthanasia, assisted dying, and assisted suicide in palliative care settings: reports from the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Washington State (TH323)

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Euthanasia, assisted dying, and assisted suicide in palliative care settings: reports from the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Washington State (TH323). / Gerson, Sheri; Lewis, Debbie; Gamondi, Claudia.
In: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Vol. 51, No. 2, 02.2016, p. 326-327.

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Gerson, S, Lewis, D & Gamondi, C 2016, 'Euthanasia, assisted dying, and assisted suicide in palliative care settings: reports from the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Washington State (TH323)', Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 326-327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.12.147

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Gerson, S., Lewis, D., & Gamondi, C. (2016). Euthanasia, assisted dying, and assisted suicide in palliative care settings: reports from the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Washington State (TH323). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 51(2), 326-327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.12.147

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Gerson S, Lewis D, Gamondi C. Euthanasia, assisted dying, and assisted suicide in palliative care settings: reports from the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Washington State (TH323). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2016 Feb;51(2):326-327. Epub 2016 Jan 27. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.12.147

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Gerson, Sheri ; Lewis, Debbie ; Gamondi, Claudia. / Euthanasia, assisted dying, and assisted suicide in palliative care settings : reports from the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Washington State (TH323). In: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2016 ; Vol. 51, No. 2. pp. 326-327.

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