Scripting Death: Stories of Assisted Dying in America
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1527-1927', '0361-6878']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-10358710