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  1. kerkbuurt 11, 1551 AB, Westzaan, The Netherlands

    Geritt K. Kimsma

  2. Department of Ethics, Philosophy and History of Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, PO Box 9101 (137 EFG), 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Evert van Leeuwen

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Kimsma, G.K., van Leeuwen, E. The Role of Family in Euthanasia Decision Making. HEC Forum 19, 365–373 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10730-007-9048-z

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