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. 2002 Apr 13;324(7342):905-7.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7342.905.

Between hope and acceptance: the medicalisation of dying

David Clark  1
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Between hope and acceptance: the medicalisation of dying

David Clark. BMJ. .

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  • BMJ 2992 Jun 8;324(7350):1391
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In past centuries, death was accepted
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Have we now come too far in our resistance to death?
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