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. 2004 Oct;30(5):494–498. doi: 10.1136/jme.2003.004028

Involvement of nurses in euthanasia: a review of the literature

T De Beer 1, C Gastmans 1, d Dierckx 1
PMCID: PMC1733944  PMID: 15467086

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