Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 1-5 , January 2010

Ethical issues in resuscitation and intensive care medicine

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PII: S1472-0299(09)00287-2

doi: 10.1016/j.mpaic.2009.11.001

Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 1-5 , January 2010