Dying cancer patients talk about euthanasia.

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Published in Soc Sci Med on August 01, 2008

Authors

Jaklin A Eliott1, Ian N Olver

Author Affiliations

1: Cancer Council Australia, School of Psychology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia. jaklin.eliott@adelaide.edu.au

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