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The Ars Moriendi, from the Late Middle Ages, has been revitalized and adapted for the 21st century. This paper examines how the model has been utilized by contemporary authors and how current memoirs on death and dying may function for clinical skill development.

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Memoirs death dying clinical skills

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Memoirs and the Ars Moriendi

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