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Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking (VSED), Physician-Assisted Death (PAD), or Neither in the Last Stage of Life? Both Should be Available as a Last Resort

Timothy E. Quill
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2015, 13 (5) 408-409; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1850
Timothy E. Quill
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vol. 13 no. 5 408-409
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1850
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26371258

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The Annals of Family Medicine
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1544-1709
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1544-1717
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  • Received for publication July 27, 2015
  • Revision received July 27, 2015
  • Accepted for publication July 27, 2015
  • Published online September 14, 2015.

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  1. University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Timothy E. Quill, MD, University of Rochester Medical Center, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry, and Medical Palliative Care Division, Department of Medicine, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 687, Rochester, NY 14642, Timothy_Quill{at}URMC.Rochester.edu

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