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Philosophical Investigations into the Essence of Pediatric Sufferring

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Baby Esther (or Essie, as her parents have taken to calling her) is a prematurely born eight-day-old neonate with severe lissencephaly syndrome who is currently residing in the neonatal intensive care unit.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA

    Tyler Tate

  2. Center for Ethics in Health Care, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA

    Tyler Tate

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Tate, T. (2022). Philosophical Investigations into the Essence of Pediatric Sufferring. In: Tate, T. (eds) Philosophical Investigations into the Essence of Pediatric Suffering. SpringerBriefs in Ethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19146-6_1

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