Does desire for hastened death change in terminally ill cancer patients?
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Depression, hopelessness, and desire for hastened death in terminally ill patients with cancer.
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عنوان ژورنال: Social Science & Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0277-9536
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.03.027