MAiD for Mental Illness Patients - What's Holding Us Back?

Authors

  • Benjamin Lam University of Ottawa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18192/uojm.v13iS1.6567

Keywords:

Mental Health, Assistive dying, MAiD

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2023-05-11