Ethical issues in end-of-life geriatric care: the approach of three monotheistic religions-Judaism, Catholicism, and Islam.

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Published in J Am Geriatr Soc on August 01, 2003

Authors

A Mark Clarfield1, Michael Gordon, Hazel Markwell, Shabbir M H Alibhai

Author Affiliations

1: Soroka Hospital, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheva, Israel. markclar@hotmail.com

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