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Any discussion of the ethical problems involved in caring for children who are profoundly multiply-handicapped should begin with an examination of their ethical status. Who, or what are they?
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Darbyshire, P. (1989). Ethical issues in the care of the profoundly multiply-handicapped child. In: Brykczyńska, G.M. (eds) Ethics in paediatric nursing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3268-6_6
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