Framing permission for halting or continuing life-extending therapies

Virtual Mentor

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 506-510

  Feudtner, Chris ^a   Munson, David ^a   Morrison, Wynne ^a  

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EID: 80052294575     PISSN: 19377010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.8.medu1-0808     Document Type: Review

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