Let us not neglect or even put it aside

palliative care as an integral part of the right to life and dignified end of life

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  • Andraž Teršek University of Primorska, Faculty of Pedagogics and Faculty of Humanities, Cankarjeva 5, 6000 Koper, Slovenija and New university, European Faculty of Law, Cankarjevo nabrežje 11, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8741-0843

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https://doi.org/10.14528/snr.2020.54.4.3054

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corona, covid, dignity, elders, palliative care, end of life, dignified end of life, right of life

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2020-12-14

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Teršek, A. (2020). Let us not neglect or even put it aside: palliative care as an integral part of the right to life and dignified end of life. Slovenian Nursing Review, 54(4), 272–278. https://doi.org/10.14528/snr.2020.54.4.3054

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