Medicine and Care of the Dying: A Modern History
- ISBN-10
- 0199999902
- ISBN-13
- 9780199999903
- Category
- Euthanasia
- Pages
- 277
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Author
- Milton James Lewis
Description
When the dying self contemplates its own disintegration in this context, the search for meaning may rest heavy indeed."
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