Hurricane Katrina and the legal and bioethical implications of involuntary euthanasia as a component of disaster management in extreme emergency situations.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of health law
دوره 19 1 Spec No شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010