Ethical considerations about changing parental attitude towards end-of-life care in twins with lethal disease
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عنوان ژورنال: Sudanese Journal of Paediatrics
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0256-4408
DOI: 10.24911/sjp.2018.1.11