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Journal of Disability & Religion Volume 22, 2018 - Issue 3: Special Issue on Disability and Euthanasia
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“This Condition isn't Going to get any Better so I can't see why we're Prolonging it”: Risks and Benefits of using Empirical Research to Inform Normative Decisions Concerning End-of-Life Care

Elizabeth FisteinDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge Institute of Public Health, Cambridge, United Kingdom; Correspondence[email protected]
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Gemma ClarkeDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge Institute of Public Health, Cambridge, United Kingdom; View further author information
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Anthony HollandCambridge Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Research Group, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; View further author information
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Stephen BarclayDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United KingdomView further author information
Pages 283-297 | Published online: 21 Feb 2019

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