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Variath, C., Climans, S. A., Edelstein, K., & Bell, J. A. (2023). Neuro-oncology clinicians\u2019 perspectives on factors affecting brain cancer patients\u2019 access to medical assistance in dying: A qualitative study. Death Studies,<\/em>\u00a047<\/em>(3),\u00a0296-306.https:\/\/doi.org\/<\/a>10.1080\/07481187.2022.2063456<\/a>
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