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Robert Twycross in his book The Dying Patient writes ‘Death is probably the loneliest experience any of us will face’ (Twycross, 1975).
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Clark, J., Jacinta, S. (1995). The last hours of life. In: Robbins, J., Moscrop, J. (eds) Caring for the Dying Patient and the Family. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3376-8_6
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