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Illuminating the path: What literature can teach doctors about death and dying

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 November 2009

Andrea Killick*
Affiliation:
King's College, London, United Kingdom
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Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Andrea Killick, 62, Beauval Road, Dulwich, London, SE228UQ, United Kingdom. E-mail: andrea.killick@kcl.ac.uk

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Type
Essay/Personal Reflections
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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