Last Rights: Rescuing the End of Life from the Medical System
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St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2006.
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Stephen P. Kiernan., & Stephen P. Kiernan|AUTHOR. (2006). Last Rights: Rescuing the End of Life from the Medical System . St. Martin's Publishing Group.

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Stephen P. Kiernan and Stephen P. Kiernan|AUTHOR. 2006. Last Rights: Rescuing the End of Life From the Medical System. St. Martin's Publishing Group.

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Stephen P. Kiernan and Stephen P. Kiernan|AUTHOR. Last Rights: Rescuing the End of Life From the Medical System St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2006.

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