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Comparative Study

. 2003 Aug;29(4):208-12.

doi: 10.1136/jme.29.4.208.

Withholding artificial feeding from the severely demented: merciful or immoral? Contrasts between secular and Jewish perspectives

J Kunin¹

Affiliations

PMID: 12930850
PMCID: PMC1733755
DOI: 10.1136/jme.29.4.208

Comparative Study

Withholding artificial feeding from the severely demented: merciful or immoral? Contrasts between secular and Jewish perspectives

J Kunin. J Med Ethics. 2003 Aug.

. 2003 Aug;29(4):208-12.

doi: 10.1136/jme.29.4.208.

Author

J Kunin¹

Affiliation

¹ Zichron Yaakov 30900, Israel. jkunin@netvision.net.il

PMID: 12930850
PMCID: PMC1733755
DOI: 10.1136/jme.29.4.208

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