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Dying
Professor Hinton is a psychiatrist who has made careful studies of the reactions of dying people, the awareness they have that they are dying, and the ways in which their doctors and nurses may help to bring them solace. His original work is deservedly much esteemed. It has lost nothing by presentation in this volume together with additional information on the circumstances, customs and attitud...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nature
سال: 1974
ISSN: 0028-0836,1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/251264b0