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Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking (VSED), Physician-Assisted Suicide (PAS), or Neither in the Last Stage of Life? PAS: No; VSED: It Depends

Lynn A. Jansen
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2015, 13 (5) 410-411; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1849
Lynn A. Jansen
Center for Ethics in Health Care, Portland Oregon
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vol. 13 no. 5 410-411
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1849
PubMed 
26371259

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The Annals of Family Medicine
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1544-1709
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1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication July 26, 2015
  • Revision received July 26, 2015
  • Accepted for publication July 26, 2015
  • Published online September 14, 2015.

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  1. Lynn A. Jansen, RN, PhD⇑
  1. Center for Ethics in Health Care, Portland Oregon
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Lynn A. Jansen, RN, PhD, Center for Ethics in Health Care, 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Rd, Mailcode: UHN-86, Portland, Oregon 97239-3098, jansen{at}ohsu.edu

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