Medical futility and ‘Do Not Attempt Resuscitation’ orders

Clinical Ethics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 18-20

  Slowther, Anne Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84990386153     PISSN: 14777509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/147775006776173336     Document Type: Article

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