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The United States Bishops' Committee Statement on Nutrition and Hydration Commentary

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 July 2009

Laurence J. O'Connell
Affiliation:
The Park Ridge Center for the Study of Health, Faith, and Ethics, Chicago
Ronald E. Cranford
Affiliation:
Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
T. Patrick Hill
Affiliation:
Choice in Dying, Inc., New York
Roberta Springer Loewy
Affiliation:
Loyola University of Chicago

Abstract

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Responses and Dialogue
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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