Pain control for dying patients: Hastening death or ensuring comfort?

Marshall B. Kapp, JD, MPH

doi:10.5055/jom.2006.0021

Authors

Marshall B. Kapp, JD, MPH

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.2006.0021

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Author Biography

Marshall B. Kapp, JD, MPH

Garwin Distinguished Professor of Law and Medicine, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois.

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